| Object Number | 29-128-805 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Heracles | Lion Skin |
| Description | Sommerville: Sard. Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case WW. Vermeule: Sard. Cameo. (Unmounted) Draped bearded bust to right, drapery resembles a lionskin knotted about the neck and the head of the lion appears to be worn as the headdress, presumably Herakles. Neo-Classic, the style that of a medieval gem. |
| Height | 2.3 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 805 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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