Object Number | 29-128-522 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Medieval |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Oriental Jasper |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Artaxerxes II | Inscription |
Description | Sommerville: Oriental Jasper. Artaxerxes, the founder of the dynasty of the Sassanidae. Persian and Sassanian Intaglios and Talismans, Case EE. Vermeule: Oriental Jasper. Cameo - Intaglio. (Unmounted). Bust of a regal personage to right. Inscription in latin letters (?). RV MONOGRAM (Chi-ro?) in balduchino-like design. Medieval. |
Height | 2.1 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 522 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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