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29-128-87

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-87
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Imperial Roman Period
Date Made 0-99 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Woman | Vestal | Lady | Julio-Claudian Family
Description

Sommerville: onyx. a Vestal. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (unmounted) Draped, veiled bust of a woman facing to right. The feautres suggest an Imperial Lady of the Julio Claudian Period. Graeco-Roman, probably 1st A.D.

Length 1 cm
Width 0.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 87 - Sommerville Gem Number

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