Object Number | 29-128-855 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian |
Technique | Intaglio |
Description | Sommerville: Carnelian. Scipio Aemelianus, Roman consul B.C. 114. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case AAA. Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Laureate, draped bust of a man, resembling George III facing to right. Sommerville identifies him as "Scipio Aemeleanies, Roman Consil B.C. 114." Neo-Classic, probably 18th and imitating an ancient gem worked with the wheel. |
Length | 1.5 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 855 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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