| Object Number | 29-128-603 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Nordic |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Western Europe |
| Period | Medieval |
| Date Made | 800-899 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Saint? | Philosopher? |
| Description | Sommerville: Agate. Rude Carving, of the ninth century. Maculated Pebbles, Etc, Case JJ. Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bearded head of a Saint or Philosopher to left., called by Sommerville "rude carving of the IXth century A.D." Gems such as these were mounted in the enriched covers of illuminated manuscripts and in processional crosses. |
| Height | 3.3 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 603 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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