Gem

29-128-326

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-326
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Jasper | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Julio-Claudian Prince | Augustus? | Germanicus?
Description

Sommerville: Jasper-onyx. Young Augustus, first Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S.

Vermeule: Jasper-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of a young man facing to right., his features are those of a Julio-Claudian prince, such as Germanicus. 17th Century.

Height 2.2 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 326 - Sommerville Gem Number

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