| Object Number | 29-128-831 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1500-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Shell |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Zenobia | Odenathus |
| Description | Sommerville: Zenobia and Odenathus of Palmyra. Tenerae, Case ZZ. Vermeule: Cameo. Shell [unmounted]. Head of a man, laureate and veiled facing to left. Head of a woman with elaborate headdress facing to right. Both have idealized African features "Zenobia and Adenathus" 17th century (?) |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 831 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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