Gem
| Object Number: | 29-128-693 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Italian |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location: | Italy |
| Period: | Post Classical |
| Date Made: | 1600-1699 |
| Early Date: | 1600 |
| Late Date: | 1699 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Chalcedony Onyx |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Man Woman Julia Pia Geta Septimius Emperor Empress Marcus Aurelius Helena |
| Height: | 2.3 cm |
| Width: | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 693 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Julia Pia and her son Geta. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case PP.
Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Unmounted). Jugate busts to right; of a man and woman. man resembles young Marcus Aurelius, the wom the Empress Helena as seen on a unique bronze medallion in British Museum. Italian 17th Century work.
Bibliography:
| [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. 712, no. 693, pl. 65 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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