Gem

Ring

29-128-2310

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-2310
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Silver
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Goddess | Artemis | Quiver | Bow
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Draped bust of a Greek Goddess facing to left. She is undoubtedly Artemis for a quiver and bow protrude over her right shoulder. Graeco-Roman, rather forcefully carved but in a good Hellenistic style.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2310 - Sommerville Gem Number

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