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29-128-60

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-60
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Renaissance
Date Made 1600-1699 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Xenocrates | Apostle | Saint Peter? | Saint Paul? | Saint Jerome?
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Xenocrates, the Greek Philosopher, "The man of true benelovence. " A very fine cameo. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case D.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo (unmounted) Xenocrates "the Greek Philosopher" the man of true benevolence. Features suggest those of St. Jerome 17th century work.

Length 4.3 cm
Width 3.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 60 - Sommerville Gem Number

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