Object Number | 29-128-748 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Otho |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Otho, seventh Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case SS. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bust of a Roman facing to right. The stone is probably copied from coin portraits of the Emperor Otho. 17th century. |
Height | 1.3 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 748 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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