SEAL WITH BUST OF A ROMAN EMPRESS

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Icon Room

About this object

An emerald bust that is carved as a portrait of a Roman empress. She wears a toga and her hair is thickly curled on top of her head. It is a close replica of the sculpture "Portrait of a Lady" in Capitoline Museum (Rome, A.D.90). She is mounted in gold and rests on an agate base with turning at the top and bottom.

Object name:

SEAL WITH BUST OF A ROMAN EMPRESS

Made from:

Emerald -- gold -- agate

Made in:

England

Date made:

18th c.

Size:

H. 1 5/8 in.

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

11.121

Class:

GOLD

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973