Gem
29-128-906
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-906 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx | Iron |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Roma | Cuirass | Victory | Shield |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. A fragment of an antique Roman iron ring with onyx intaglio. The City of Rome, holding a figure of Victory in her hand. interesting antique. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case EEE. Vermeule: Onyx. Intaglio. (In fragment of an ancient iron ring setting) Roma seated to left, on cuirass, holding a small Victory on her outstretched right hand. Shield appears behind her. Roman Imperial. |
| Height | 1 cm |
| Width | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 906 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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