Gem

29-128-834

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-834
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Shell
Technique Cameo
Iconography Bearded Man | Philosopher
Description

Sommerville: A Philosopher. Tenerae, Case ZZ.

Vermeule: Shell. Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bust of a man, elderly bearded and mostly bald, facing to right. Philosopher type. 16th or 17th century.

Length 1.8 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 834 - Sommerville Gem Number

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