Object Number | 29-128-729 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Marcus Aurelius |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Incognito. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Facing bust of a youth of Roman Imperial type. The features are somewhat like portraits of the young Marcus Aurelius. He wears a cloak and perhaps a cuirass. Neo-Classic, cleverly imitating an ancient ringstone. |
Height | 0.7 cm |
Width | 1.4 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 729 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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