Gem

29-128-307

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-307
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Tiberius
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Tiberius, second Emperor of Rome. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case R.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Laureate bust of the emperor Tiberius to right., the features are copied from an ancient cameo or coin. 17th (?)

Height 1.7 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 307 - Sommerville Gem Number

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