Object Number | 29-128-92 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1879 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Heliogabalus | George III |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx - Heliogabalus, 28th Emperor of Rome AD218-222. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo (unmounted) Laureate draped bust of a man with features not unlike those of George III in his later years. Sommerville calls him Heliogabalus (AD218-222). 18th or 19th century. |
Length | 2 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 92 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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