| Object Number | 29-128-260 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Maecenus | Cicero |
| Description | Sommerville: Agate-onyx. Maecenas, the friend of Augustus and the arts. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case O. Vermeule: Agate-onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of man to right, identified as Maecenus, the Augustan statesman. The features are copied from a well-known gem in Paris which may represent Cicero. 17th Century? |
| Length | 1.7 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 260 - Sommerville Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.