| Object Number | 29-128-445 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1800-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Philosopher | Apostle? |
| Description | Sommerville: Sard. A Greek Philosopher. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Z. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Draped bust of an elderly bearded and balding man facing, in high relief. Sommerville terms him a Greek philosopher; but the features are not unlike those of the apostles on early Christian sarcophagi. 19th century. |
| Height | 1.8 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 445 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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