Gem

29-128-1845

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1845
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Philosophers
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Intaglio. (Mounted-broken loop behind) Two philosophers standing in conversation, they appear to be holding small objects, perhaps flowers in their hands. Graeco-Roman.

Height 2.2 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1845 - Sommerville Gem Number

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