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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