| Object Number | 29-128-948 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Astragalus |
| Description | The design represents a bone from the instep of a foot called the astragalus; it is shown in four positions or faces - viz. the superior and inferior, the anterior and posterior. The ancient Romans played a game with these as with dice, which is the signification of the word "astragalus." |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 948 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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