Object Number | 29-128-432 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1880 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Amethyst |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Augustus | Virgil? | Menander? |
Description | Sommerville: Pale Amethyst. Young Augustus. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Y. Vermeule: Pale Amethyst. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a young man facing slightly to left., the whole beautifully carved in high relief. Sommerville identifies subject "Young Augustus" but the features are clearly copied form a bust of the so-called Menande-Vergil type. 18th or 19th century. Of very good workmanship. |
Height | 1 cm |
Width | 1.4 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 432 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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