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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