Gem

29-128-335

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-335
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1879
Section Mediterranean
Materials Turquoise
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Empress | Domitia
Description

Sommerville: Turquoise. Domitia, wife of Domitian. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case T.

Vermeule: Turquoise? Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of Domitia, wife of Domitian, to right. The features are copied from coin portraits. 19th century.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 335 - Sommerville Gem Number

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