Object Number | 29-128-740 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Philammon |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-Onyx. Philammon, a Greek poet. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR. Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bust of an elderly bearded Greek philosopher facing to right. Sommerville identifies him as "Philammon, a Greek poet." Neo-Classic, copying an ancient bust or medallion. |
Height | 1.7 cm |
Width | 2.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 740 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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