Gem

Ring

29-128-1858

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1858
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Maenad
Description

Vermeule: Pale Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Vine-wreathed bust of a Maenad facing left. The stone is very well carved, in a good style. Neo-Classic.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1858 - Sommerville Gem Number

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