Object Number | 29-128-529 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Etruscan | Byzantine (uncertain) |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Late Antique Period (uncertain) | Byzantine Period (uncertain) |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Lock |
Description | Sommerville: Bronze. A curious Etruscan ring having 2 locks. The 1st opens with a secret spring, the 2nd or inner lock with a minute key. The shank was also set free by a spring lock so that it opened on a pivot hinge. Etruscan Seals, Scarabei, Intaglios, and Rings, Case FF. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 529 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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