| Object Number | 29-128-998 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Gordianus III | Maecenus |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Gordianus Pius III, thirty-fifth Emperor of Rome. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case KKK. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. Draped bust of a man to left, identified by Sommerville as the emperor Gordianus III (238-44 A.D.) but more likely copied from a portrait of the Maecenus type. Neo-Classic |
| Height | 1.1 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 998 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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