Object Number | 29-128-28 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Heliogabalus | Elagabalus | Elder |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. - Heliogabalus or Elagabalus - 26th Emperor of Rome, in sarcerdotal costume. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Veiled bust of an elderly bearded man of the "Oriam" type, facing to right. 18th Century. |
Length | 1.5 cm |
Width | 1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 28 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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