Gem
29-128-74
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-74 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Man | Germanicus? |
| Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Incognito. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case E. Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. Bust of a young man, head turned slightly to left. A bit of drapery appears on the left shoulder. The feautres are those of a prince of the Julio-Claudian period and the stone is undoubtedly copied from some ancient cameo perhaps representing Germanicus. 17th century? |
| Length | 2 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 74 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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