| Object Number | 29-128-143 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Augustus |
| Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx - Augusts 1st Emperor of Rome BC63-AD14. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case I. Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a young man to right. Identified by Sommerville as Augustus, first emperor of Rome. Features do not copy any known portrait of Augustus. Features resemble more those of an 18th Century gentleman. Neo-Classic. |
| Length | 1.5 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 143 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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