| Object Number | 29-128-1501 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chrysoprase |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Zeus Aegiochus | Jupiter Aegiochus | Oak Wreath | Aegis |
| Description | Vermeule: Chrysoprase, cameo cut gem, unmounted. Oak-wreathered bust of Zeus (Zeus / Jupiter Aegiochus) facing, an aegis over his left shoulder. Considered one of the major surviving ancient cameos by Sommerville. This gem was termed a "modern forgery" by A. Furtwangler. it is based on a large ancient cameo (Sommerville publication states aegis over shoulder; original card incorrectly states eagle) |
| Height | 16.6 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1501 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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