356, Portrait (profile right) Plato (?), (profile left) Socrates (?) Heads of two bearded men. The larger, wearing a loose fillet, is Dionysos, the other Silenos, with a pointed ear. Formerly 'Plato and Socrates'.

Record Number: 40004888
Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
Reference Number: 356
Period of Original Gem: 1ST CENT. BC/AD?
Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
Description: PORTRAIT (PROFILE RIGHT) PLATO (?), (PROFILE LEFT) SOCRATES (?) HEADS OF TWO BEARDED MEN. THE LARGER, WEARING A LOOSE FILLET, IS DIONYSOS, THE OTHER SILENOS, WITH A POINTED EAR. FORMERLY 'PLATO AND SOCRATES'.
Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1182
Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 228
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 273
Size: 17X12
Comments: SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING.

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