| Object Number | 29-128-150 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1500-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Jasper |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Antoninus Pius |
| Description | Sommerville: Egyptian Jasper. Represents Antoninus Pius and his Genius supllicating the deity speranza on the inaugration of a military expedition. Minerva on the right. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case J. Vermeule: Chacledony-Onyx. [unmounted] A male and female figure adoring a statue of Eros standing on a rectangular base. A third figure resembling Paris is seated at right. The whole within a wreath. Another gem in the Sommerville collection #51 shows similar composistion. An ancient gem underlies these compositions. 16th or 17th century. |
| Height | 6.5 cm |
| Width | 3.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 150 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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