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29-128-292

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-292
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1700-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Aristides
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Aristides, a Greek philosopher. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case R.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Filleted draped bust to left. Sommerville identifies the bearded man as Aristides. Probably 18th century.

Height 1.9 cm
Width 1.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 292 - Sommerville Number

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