| Object Number | 29-128-691 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Red Jasper |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Callimachus | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Jasper. Callimachus, inventor of the Corinthian capital. Inscription. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case PP. Vermeule: Red Jasper. Cameo. (Unmounted). Callimachus, the Greek sculptor and architect, inventor of the Corinthian capital from which his bust springs. Three linked wreaths and the inscription [ ] appear to left and right. The features are imaginary, being based perhaps on a Roman 2nd. century A.D. marble bust springing from an acanthus-leaf support. Neo Classical 1700-1850 |
| Height | 3.2 cm |
| Width | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 691 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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