Gem

29-128-898

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-898
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Philammon
Description

Sommerville: Carnelian. Philammon, a Greek poet. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case DDD.

Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Filleted draped bust of a Greek philosopher type person facing to left. Sommerville identifies him as "Philammon Greek Poet." Neo-Classic

Height 1.5 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 898 - Sommerville Gem Number

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