| Object Number | 29-128-41 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Renaissance |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Green Jasper |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Cleopatra VII | Asp |
| Description | Sommerville: Green Jasper. Cleopatra on a Cuneiform Stone. This stone has been used by an Oriental worker in gold ornamenst as a burnisher, as can be seen by examining closely the edges. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C. Vermeule: Green Jasper. Cuniform stone with Cameo. Bust of Cleopatra with the asp, facing right. Sommerville suggests that the stone was used as a burnisher by a worker in gold ornaments. |
| Length | 3.5 cm |
| Width | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 41 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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