Object Number | 29-128-252 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Roman Emperor | Galba | Roman Emperor | Tiberius |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Galba, sixth emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate, bust of a Roman emperor facing to left. Sommerville suggests Galba, but the features are more those of Tiberius. 18th, in skillful imitation of an ancient gem. |
Length | 1.9 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 252 - Sommerville Number |
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