Gem Fragment

Sommerville: Face of Chalcedony. Tiberius, second Emperor of Rome, A.D. 14-37. A valuable fragment of an antique cameo cut in his epoch. Finished in plaster and gilded by the collector. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case P.

Vermeule: Roman Imperial. Chalcedony or Sardonyx. Cameo. Fragment of a large imperial Cameo. Laureate head to right, of imperial personage, probably "as suggested by Sommerville" -- the emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) {Cameo has been mounted and finished in plaster and gilded about head and neck in an effort to make it more complete.} - mount, plaster, and gilding removed.