| Object Number | 29-128-432 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Amethyst |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Augustus | Virgil? | Menander? |
| Description | Sommerville: Pale Amethyst. Young Augustus. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Y. Vermeule: Pale Amethyst. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a young man facing slightly to left., the whole beautifully carved in high relief. Sommerville identifies subject "Young Augustus" but the features are clearly copied form a bust of the so-called Menande-Vergil type. 18th or 19th century. Of very good workmanship. |
| Height | 1 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 432 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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