| Object Number | 29-128-161 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Jasper | Onyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Lion | Horse |
| Description | Sommerville: Jasper-Onyx. A lion devouring a horse. Fine stone. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case K. Vermeule: Cameo. Jasper-onyx. [modern gold ring setting] A lion to right attacking a horse. 17th century? - the design copied from a marble group now in the Gardens of the Palazzo di Conservatore, Rome. The group is said to have been restored by Michelangelo. |
| Height | 1.91 cm |
| Width | 2.38 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 161 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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