Gem
29-128-250
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-250 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Woman | Crispina |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Crispina, wife of Commodus. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Diademed, draped bust of a female to left. Sommerville identifies her as Crispina, wife of Commodus. Features copied from IInd. century coin or medallion portrait. Neo-classic. |
| Length | 2.5 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 250 - Sommerville Number |
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