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29-128-694

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-694
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Tiberius
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Tiberius. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case PP.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate, draped bust of the Emperor Tiberius facing to right. His features are vaguely like those of Napoleon. Early 19th century.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 694 - Sommerville Gem Number

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