Gem

29-128-21

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-21
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hadrian
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Hadrian, 14th Roman Emperor. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a bearded Roman facing to left. Sommerville suggests Hadrian. 17th Century.

Length 1.8 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 21 - Sommerville Gem Number

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