| Object Number | 29-128-737 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Archytas | Commodus |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Archytas of Tarentum, philosopher and mathematician, B.C. 400. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Filleted head to right., the features modeled after coin portraits of the emperor Commodus in later years. Sommerville identifies as "Archytas of Tarentum" philosopher and mathematician, B.C. 400. 17th century. |
| Height | 1.2 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 737 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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