Gem

Ring

29-128-2591

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2591
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy
Creator Emil Burch
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1730-1814
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Man | Signature
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold pin setting) Bearded draped bust of a man to right, perhaps a contemporary person in antique guise. Signed BURCH. Neo-Classic. Early 19th century.

Height 2.8 cm
Width 2.26 cm
Depth 0.57 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2591 - Sommerville Gem Number

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