| Object Number | 29-128-359 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman | Byzantine |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Late Roman Period | Byzantine Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Hand | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Hand pinching an Ear: "Don't forget me." Greek and Roman Cameos, Case U. Vermeule: Onyx. Intaglio. (Unmounted). A hand grasping an object resembling an ear. The inscription in late antique or Byzantine Greek letters is translated by Sommerville as "Don't Forgive Me" He states that a similar gem is in the library at Ravenna. Late Antique or Byzantine. |
| Height | 1 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 359 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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