Gem

29-128-752

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-752
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Livia
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Livia, wife of Augustus. Beautiful maculation of the first and third strata, whilst the middle or second stratum remains pure white and is utilized for the face. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case SS.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Filleted, veiled, draped bust of a woman of classical type "Livia." Neo-Classic

Height 2 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 752 - Sommerville Gem Number

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