dog cameo

By Jonathan Cardy (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)],
 via Wikimedia Commons

The Wikipedia Commons page for this jewel states that this photo was taken at the Georgian National Museum.  While I wasn't able to find this item in the collections available online, I was intrigued by the Museum website - you should have a look.  There are many curious and beautiful items there.  Then you might like to read this essay at the Met about the history of cameos.  The Romans appreciated dogs for their fidelity among other reasons; I wonder if this was a gift to a wife.