Gem

29-128-118

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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