Gem
Pendant
Pin
29-224-729
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-224-729 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Marcus Aurelius | Cuirass | Gorgoneion |
| Description | Vermeule Exhibit: Cameo. Carnelian sardonyx. Laureate bust of Roman emperor, probably Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180). The likeness is probably copied from a Roman bronze medallion |
| Height | 2.9 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2195? - Sommerville Gem Number |
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