Gem

29-128-1391

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1391
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass Paste
Technique Cameo
Iconography Nero | Jupiter
Description

Sommerville: An Emperor, represented by a figure of Jupiter triumphant, prisoner, armor, and trophies. Persian Seals, Case TTTT.

Vermeule: Vitreous paste. Cameo. An imperial personage, probably Nero (A.D. 54-68) in the guise of Jupiter. It is a copy of a famous cameo in Vienna. Neo-Classic.

Height 8.1 cm
Width 6.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1391 - Sommerville Gem Number

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