Gem
Pendant
29-128-5
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-5 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Byzantine |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Late Byzantine (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 750-899 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Red Jasper | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Christian Trinity | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Oriental Jasper. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 3 faces. Alpha and Omega. The attendant angel's wings are so displayed in lines as to form A, Alpha, and on the tiara can be seen Omega. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case A. Vermule: oriental (red) jasper (gold pendant). Hole at top left. Representation of the trinity. Late Byzantine? Exhibit: Mediterranean. 750 - 899 AD Late Byzantine? Cameo. Oriental (red) jasper mounted in gold pendant setting. Representation of the trinity |
| Height | 5.8 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Depth | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 5 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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