| Object Number | 29-128-732 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1800-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Philosopher | Demosthenes? |
| Description | Sommerville: Pale Sard. Aristides. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR. Vermeule: Pale sard. Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bust of a Hellenistic type philosopher portrait facing. Sommerville identifies the person as Aristides but the features seem to be inspired after Demosthenes portraits. Italian work of the 18th century. |
| Height | 1.8 cm |
| Width | 1.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 732 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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