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29-128-403

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-403
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Matron | Matidia
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Matidia, niece of Trajan and mother of Sabina. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case W.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a woman to right. Sommerville suggests "Matidia, niece of Trajan and mother of Sahria." but the features and costume are very much those of a matron of 17th century? Neo-Classic.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 403 - Sommerville Gem Number

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