| Object Number | 29-128-582 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Christian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Early Christian | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1800-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Nephrite |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Palm | Anchor | Fish | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Nephrite. A Christian Talisman of the third century A.D. Byzantine, Case II. Vermeule: Nephrite. Intaglio. (Unmounted). Pierced for suspension at top. A christian talisman engraved intaglio on both sides. OBV: Anchor flanked by two fish., inscribed reversed in Greek letters. JESUS CHRISTOS. REV: Crossed palms. Early Christian? |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 582 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.