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29-128-247

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-247
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cicero
Description

Sommerville: Agate-onynx. Cicero, the Roman orator. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O.

Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a Roman facing to left. Sommerville identifies him as Cicero. Neo-Classic.

Length 1.7 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 247 - Sommerville Number

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