Gem

29-128-450

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-450
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Woman | Matidia
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Matidia, niece of Trajan and daughter of his sister Marciana, Antique. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Z.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of a woman, identified as Matitidia, facing to right. The features are copied from coin portraits. 18th century.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 450 - Sommerville Gem Number

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