Gem

Ring

29-128-1021

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1021
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1840
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Zeno
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Zeno, a Greek philosopher. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case LLL.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Filleted bearded bust of a man of classical type facing to left. Sommerville calls him Zeno. Neo-Classic

Height 1.8 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1021 - Sommerville Gem Number

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