| Object Number | 29-128-1356 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Roman Emperor | Claudius |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Claudius, fifth Emperor of Rome. Miscellaneous Cameos, Case NNNN. Vermeule: Yellow sard. Cameo. (Unmounted) Laureate bust of Roman Emperor facing left. A similar wreath encircles composition. Sommerville identifies this subject as Claudius I (A.D. 41-54). Probably 17th or early 18th century. |
| Height | 6.3 cm |
| Width | 4.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1356 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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