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29-128-445

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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