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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