| Object Number | 29-128-894 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Amethyst | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Heracles | Nessos | Deianira | Evenus River |
| Description | Sommerville: Amethyst. The centaur Nessus carrying Deianira, wife of Hercules, across the river Evenus. An intaglio. Intaglios and Their Imprints, Case DDD. Vermeule: Amethyst. Intaglio. (Modern gold pin setting) Herakles watching the centaur Nessos carrying Deianira across the river Evenus. Two Erotes attend the couple. Neo-Classic, in imitation of an ancient stone. |
| Height | 2.7 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 894 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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