| Object Number | 29-128-434 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Renaissance |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Metal | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Pluto | Persephone | Abduction of Persephone |
| Description | Sommerville: Sard. Pluto carrying off Persephone to Hades. The flames are indicated at the right below. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Y. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (In Oval gilt pin setting) Surrounded by paste brilliante. Pluto (who holds a trident) carrying off Prosephina to Hades. (Sommerville identification). Broken into 2 pieces. |
| Height | 7.9 cm |
| Width | 5.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 434 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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