Septimus Severus
DateAncient
MediumSardonyx in three layers
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #881), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928, lot 148; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.29
On View
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Dimensions2 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/4 in. (5.4 x 4 x 0.7 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Right, Case Right Row 3
Ancient or 16th century
1st Century
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1st Century BC
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