Gem

29-128-50

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-50
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Emperor | Commodus
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Commodius, 18th emperor of Rome, son of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (unmounted) Laureate draped Cuirassed bust of Roman Emperor to right. Sommerville identifies him as Commodus 18th Emperor of Rome (A.D. 180-192). 17th century?

Length 3.4 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 50 - Sommerville Gem Number

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