Object Number | 29-128-310 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Mercury | Roman Empress | Sabina |
Description | Sommerville: Agate. Mercury. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S. Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of a Roman Empress probably Sabina, wife of hadrian, facing left. Neo-classic, copying a well-known ancient gem now in the San Georgi collection in Rome. |
Height | 1.6 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 310 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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