| Object Number | 29-128-12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Venus | Jupiter | Eagle | Ganymede |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony Onyx - Venus caressing Ganymedes and instructing him for the high destiny to which he was called. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case B. Vermeule1956 : Venus, Jupiter, Eagle and Ganymede. The latter standing at right with a Phrygian or Amazon (pelta) shield. A vase, symbolic of Ganymede's future task as cup-bearer to the gods lies on the ground at the right. Composition has antique source. Exhibit: Mediterranean, 1700-1850 Neoclassical. Calcedony; Onyx Cameo |
| Height | 5.6 cm |
| Width | 4.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 12 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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