Gem

29-128-16

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Geta Septimius
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx Young Geta, brother of Caracalla, 24th emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. [Unmounted]. Bust of a youth facing, head turned slightly to the left. "Geta". 18th Century.

Length 1.6 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 16 - Sommerville Gem Number

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