Object Number | 29-128-727 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1500-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Cincinnatus | Cuirass | Oxen |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Cincinnatus called to the Dictatorship. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Scene of Cincinnatus summoned from the plow to assume command of the Roman armies. Two figures are seen bringing him a cuirass. His team of oxen stand at left. 16th or 17th century. |
Height | 2.9 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 727 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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