Object Number | 29-128-118 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Roman Empress | Marciana Augusta |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Marciana Augusta, sister of Trajan and mother of Matidia. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case G. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo (Unmounted). Draped figure of an empress of the time of Trajan (AD98-117) or Hadrian. Called Marciania Augusta, sister of Trajan (98-117 A.D.) and mother of Matidia., facing right. |
Length | 2.2 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 118 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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