Cameo with portrait bust of Septimius Severus
late 2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueSardonyx
DimensionsOverall (setting): 3.9 x 2.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Overall (cameo): 2.3 x 3 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Overall (cameo): 2.3 x 3 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.368
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1899: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: it came by a specially good route to Rome & from Rome to us [Warren] 1899.); 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)
15th century A.D.
1st–3rd century A.D.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
1st–3rd century A.D.
early 1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
mid-1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century A.D.
