Object Number | 29-128-255 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Roman Emperor | Gallianus |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-onyx. Gallienus, forty-fifth Emperor of Rome, A.D. 260-268, the son of Valerianus Senior. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O. Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate, draped cuirassed bust of a Roman emperor to right. Sommerville identifies him as Gallianus (A.D. 253-268) and the features do suggest a person of this period. Graeco-Roman? |
Length | 1.9 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 255 - Sommerville Number |
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