| Object Number | 29-128-736 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Carthaginian | Soldier |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. A Roman-Afrian of Carthage. The part of his costume visible is the abolla, worn by the soldiers. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case RR. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Unmounted) Bust of an African facing to right, wearing a tunic about his neck, which Sommerville terms "The Abolla" worn by the soldiers of Carthage. 18th Century. |
| Height | 1.4 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 736 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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