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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