Object Number | 29-128-199 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Nerva |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx - Nerva 12th Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case L. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate bust of Nerva to right. The features are copied from the marble statue showing the emperor seated in heroic quise in the Sala Rotunda of the Vatican. 18th century. |
Length | 1.1 cm |
Width | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 199 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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