| Object Number | 29-128-282 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Vestal Virgin | Temple | Palladium |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony, tinged with Sapphire color. Vestal Virgins before their temple, guarding the Palladium, the sacred effigy of Minerva. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case Q Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (unmounted) Vestal Virgins before their temple. The two Vestal Virgins are flanked by two Greek youths wearing only cloaks. These are perhaps the Discouri. Probably after older models. |
| Height | 6.1 cm |
| Width | 4.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 282 - Sommerville Number |
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