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29-128-199

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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