| Object Number | 29-128-1429 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman | Gnostic |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Late Antique Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Priapus | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony. Cameo ring. A Gnostic adaptation of Amen-Ra's Priapean characteristic to Jupiter Serapis. Abraxas, Case AAAAA. Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Gold ring setting: reset in gilt ring core) Terminal figure of Priapus facing to right. The inscription running about refers to the so-called Gnostic-Trinity "To Thee, Father Zeus, To Hades and to Helios." |
| Height | 2.4 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1429 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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