Gem

29-128-2204

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2204
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Athena | Owl | Zeus | Eagle | Hera | Peacock | Columns
Description

Boulis: agate cameo, unmounted. Capitoline Triad: Zeus / Jupiter seated on throne in center against temple facade. Eagle to Zeus' left. Flanked by Athena/Minerva with owl on right and Juno / Hera with peacock on left. Inscription in Greek (?) below groundline

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2204 - Sommerville Gem Number

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