Intaglio
Pendant
Gem
29-128-2138
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2138 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman | Gnostic |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Late Antique Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Cock-Head God | Inscription |
| Description | Gold pendant setting: 2 loops, one at top and one at bottom. Figure of the Cock-headed god facing, holding dagger in right hand, shield on left. |
| Height | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2138 - Sommerville Gem Number | 1710 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number |
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