| Object Number | 29-128-58 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Heracles |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case D. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo (unmounted) Bust of the bearded Herakles wearing lion's skin. Composition inspired by a Roman marble bust of Herakles of colossal size in the British Museum. A Neo-Classic copy is on the roof of Sir John Soane's Museum in London. |
| Length | 4.3 cm |
| Width | 3.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 58 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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