Gem

29-128-781

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-781
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1750
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Julius Caesar
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Julius Caesar, dictator B.C. 100-44. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case VV.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Laureate draped bust of Julius Caesar to left., features copied from a 15th century representation similar to that stamped on leather bindings. 17th or earlier 18th century.

Height 1.3 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 781 - Sommerville Gem Number

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