Gem

29-128-690

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-690
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony
Technique Cameo
Iconography Galba
Description

Sommerville: Oriental Chalcedony. Galba, sixth Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case PP.

Vermeule: Oriental Chalcedony. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate draped bust of the Emperor Galba (A.D. 68-69) facing to left. 16th or 17th century.

Height 2.4 cm
Width 3.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 690 - Sommerville Gem Number

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