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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