Severus Alexander
Chalcedony.
Early 3rd century.
2.9 × 2.3 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 348.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum

Severus Alexander.

Chalcedony.
Early 3rd century.
2.9 × 2.3 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 348.

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).

Origin:
Acquired from the P. A. Saburov collection in 1909.
Literature:
Maksimova, Reznye kamni, str. 100; Vystavka portreta, str. 40; W. Stegman, Drei Rundwerke aus Halbedelsteine in der Ermitage, JDI, 1930, S. 6, Abb. 10—15.
Credits:
© 1971. Photo, text: Neverov O. Antique cameos in the Hermitage Collection. Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1971. P. 93, pl. 91.
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