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 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.
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.