Gem

Ring

29-128-2047

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-2047
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sard | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Tragic Mask
Description

Vermeule: Dark Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) A theatrical, tragic mask facing slightly to right. It is a Maenad or some similar figure. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2047 - Sommerville Gem Number

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