Double Gem
29-128-10
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Metal | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Hippocrates | Aesclepius | Serpent | Staff | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Maculated Sardonyx. Greek Double - Obverse Hippocrates. Reverse: The Serpent on a Staff, the symbol of Aesculapius. Greek Inscription (see catalogue for transcription) "Hippocrates of Larisseans to the Dodonian Zeus" (or Jupiter). Greek and Roman Cameos, Case A. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. [modern silvered pendant setting]. Double gem. Obverse: Head of Hippocrates to right. Reverse: Serpent and staff, the emblems of Aesculapius. Greek inscription surround head. |
| Length | 4.1 cm |
| Width | 3.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 10 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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