Gem

29-128-392

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-392
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Emperor | Claudius
Description

Sommerville: Sard. Claudius, fourth Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case W.

Vermeule: Sard. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate draped cuirassed bust of Emperor to left. Sommerville identifies him as Claudius (41-54 A.D.). 16th or 17th century?

Height 2.1 cm
Width 2.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 392 - Sommerville Gem Number

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