| Object Number | 29-128-1214 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Graeco-Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Paste |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Homer? | Philosopher? | Hellenistic Ruler? | Chrysippos? |
| Description | Sommerville: Antique paste intaglio. Homer. Antique Pastes, Case WWW. Vermeule: Glass paste, imitating Sardonyx. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Draped bust of a Hellenistic or earlier philosopher facing to left. Sommerville identifies him as Homer but his features are more those of the so-called Chrysippos. Graeco-Roman. |
| Length | 1.4 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1214 - Sommerville Number | GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
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