Object Number | 29-128-1766 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sassanian |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Red Jasper |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Deity | Orb | Tree | Lion | Inscription |
Description | Vermeule: Intaglio. Red jasper. Perforated. Divinity standing to left, holding orb in right hand. Tree at left, lion at right. Imitations of Greek letters in the field at left. Derived from Graeco-Roman gem or medallion reverse. Sassanian. |
Length | 2 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1766 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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