Gem

29-128-36

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-36
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Northern Europe (uncertain)
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Philosopher
Description

Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bust of Greek philosopher type facing to right. Perhaps Northern European of the 19th Century.

Length 2.3 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 34 - Sommerville Gem Number

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