| Object Number | 29-128-955 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Republican Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Ulysses | Shrine | Achilles | Troilus | Well? | Shrine? | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Ulysses consecrating himself at a shrine before entering the contest for the hand of Penelope. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case HHH. Vermeule: Onyx. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting and impression) Warrior holding shield and spear approaching a well or shrine at left. He is bearded and wears a crested helmet. Sommerville termed the scene "Ulysses consecrating himself at a shrine before entering the contest for the hand of Penelope" but the scene perhaps represents Achilles lying in wait for Troihus. An inscription appears between warrior and shrine. Roman Republican. |
| Height | 2.4 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 955 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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