Object Number | 29-128-116 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Roman Empress | Livia? |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-onyx. Livia wife of Augustus. Remark the pale-green color of the garment covering her head. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case G. Vermeule: Chalcedony-onyx. Cameo (Unmounted). Diademed veiled draped bust of a Roman empress facing to left. Probably Livia, wife of Augustus. Neo-Classic, skillfully imitating the antique. |
Length | 2.3 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 116 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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