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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