Gem

Ring

29-128-2246

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2246
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Silver
Technique Cameo
Iconography Silenus | Woman
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Carved on both sides. Cameo. (Modern silver ring setting) Obv: Silenus mask, facing; the mouth pierced. Rev: Filleted draped bust of a woman to right. Probably 17th century.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2246 - Sommerville Gem Number

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