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29-128-1243

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Object Number 29-128-1243
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Paste
Technique Cameo
Iconography Philosopher | Diogenes?
Description

Sommerville: Antique paste cameo. A Philosopher. Worn by time. Antique Pastes, Case YYY.

Vermeule: Glass paste imitating Sardonyx. White on Blue - Cameo (Unmounted) Head of bearded and balding man with somewhat grotesque features. Possibly a caricature of a Hellenistic philosopher such as Diogenes. Graeco-Roman

Length 3.1 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number | 1243 - Sommerville Number

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