Object Number | 29-128-411 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Philosopher | Plato |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Greek Philosopher. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case X. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Head of Plato facing to left. The features are copied very accurately from Graeco-Roman copies of the IVth century B.C. portrait of Silanion. Neo-Classic. |
Height | 1.5 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 411 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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