Gem

29-128-99

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-99
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Claudius
Description

Sommerville: Sard - Claudius 4th Emperor of Rome. Very Fine. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case F.

Vermeule: Sard. Cameo (unmounted) Laureate bust of a roman emperor, probably Claudius (A.D. 41-54) facing to left. 18th century.

Length 3.2 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 99 - Sommerville Gem Number

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