| Object Number | 29-128-329 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Aelius Caesar | Dionysos | Bacchus |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Aelius Caesar, adopted by the Emperor Hadrian, who allowed hiim to take the title of Caesar. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case S. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Broken across bottom to imitate antique work). Bust, probably representing the young Bacchus, facing to right. Head is identified by Sommerville as a portrait of Aelius Caesar, adopted son of Hadrian. |
| Height | 2.1 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 329 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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