Gem

Ring

29-128-2287

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2287
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sard | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Rustic Scene | Erotes | Cauldron | Cups | People
Description

Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) A rustic scene involving the worship of Dionysiac divinities. 12 figures many of whom hold drinking cups approach a group kneeling over a cauldron in the center. Erotes above and below and trees to left and right.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2287 - Sommerville Gem Number

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