| Object Number | 29-128-947 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Graeco-Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Republican Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Diomedes | Altar | Eagle | Palladium | Dagger |
| Description | Sommerville: Sard. Diomedes stepping over the ramparts of Troy in the act of carrying off the effigy of Minerva, the Palladium. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case HHH. Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. Diomedes kneeling on altar on which appears the eagle of Zeus and holding the Palladium and a dagger. Graeco-Roman |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Depth | 0.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 947 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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