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Oval gem with portrait head of Nero
Modern
Modern?
19th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 22 mm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.624
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionOrange carnelian. Oval intaglio with flat front and back, and straight edge. Laureate portrait head of Nero to left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes Collection; by date unknown: Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes Collection; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edwin Jackson Holmes to MFA, recorded as Edward Jackson Holmes Collection, June 9, 1965.