Object Number | 29-128-445 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1800-1880 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Philosopher | Apostle? |
Description | Sommerville: Sard. A Greek Philosopher. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Z. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of an elderly bearded and balding man facing, in high relief. Sommerville terms him a Greek philosopher; but the features are not unlike those of the apostles on early Christian sarcophagi. 19th century. |
Height | 1.8 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 445 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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