Gem
| Object Number: | 29-128-105 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Neoclassical |
| Date Made: | 1700-1850 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1850 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Onyx |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Youth Caracalla |
| Length: | 2.1 cm |
| Width: | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 105 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Onyx. Caracalla. 24th Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F.
Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo (unmounted) Bust of a youth to right., identified by Sommerville as Caracalla. The features suggest later coin portraits. Neo-Classic
Bibliography:
| [Book] Berges, Dietrich K. 2011. Höchste Schönheit und einfache Grazie. Klassizistische Gemmen und Kameen der Sammlung Maxwell Sommerville im University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia PA.. Rahden. Verlag Marie Leidorf GMbH. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 284, fig. 229, pl. 230 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 673, no. 105 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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