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29-128-740

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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