Object Number | 29-128-305 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Creator | After Pistrucci |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx (uncertain) | Chalcedony (uncertain) |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Gladiator |
Description | Sommerville: Pale sardonyx. Portrait of a Gladiator, known as the Bustuarius. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case R. Vermeule: Pale Sardonyx or Chalcedony. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a man of Roman features to right, identified by Sommerville as "Portrait of a Gladiator known as the Bustoraius." Neo-classic in style of Pistrucci. |
Height | 1.6 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 305 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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