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47, Portraits (frontal): Caracalla, Plautilla, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna (Zwierlein-Diehl). A bearded warrior with a spear, frontal, between two veiled women; at the right a trophy, at the left an armed youth sacrificing at an altar. Ground line.

  • Record Number: 40005197
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 47
  • Material of Original Gem: ONYX
  • Description: PORTRAITS (FRONTAL): CARACALLA, PLAUTILLA, SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, JULIA DOMNA (ZWIERLEIN-DIEHL). A BEARDED WARRIOR WITH A SPEAR, FRONTAL, BETWEEN TWO VEILED WOMEN; AT THE RIGHT A TROPHY, AT THE LEFT AN ARMED YOUTH SACRIFICING AT AN ALTAR. GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 620a
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 47
  • Shape: CAMEO
  • Size: 15X11
  • Comments: SET IN AN ENAMELLED GOLD RING.
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:17:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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