Gem
Pendant
Pin
29-224-729
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-224-729 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Marcus Aurelius | Cuirass | Gorgoneion |
Description | Vermeule Exhibit: Cameo. Carnelian sardonyx. Laureate bust of Roman emperor, probably Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180). The likeness is probably copied from a Roman bronze medallion |
Height | 2.9 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2195? - Sommerville Gem Number |
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