Object Number | 29-128-970 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italian |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Italy (uncertain) |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Marcus Aurelius |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Marcus Aurelius, sixteenth Emperor of Rome. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case III. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Gold ring setting) Bust of a bearded man to right, identified by Sommerville as "Marcus Aurelius, 16th emperor of Rome." Probably Italian 17th century. |
Height | 1.6 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 970 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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