Object Number | 29-128-787 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Julia | Pseudo-Sappho |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Julia, daughter of Augustus (not by Livia), wife of Marcus Agrippa, grand admiral. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case VV. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of a female to right, hair and drapery recalling the 5th century B.C. Sommerville suggests "Julia" the daughter of Augustus, but the pseudo-Sappho type seems to provide the inspiration. |
Height | 2.1 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 787 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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