Gem

Ring

29-128-2219

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2219
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx | Silver
Technique Cameo
Iconography Marcus Agrippa
Description

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Bust of a Roman facing to left. Features resemble those of Marcus Agrippia, died 12 B.C. Graeco-Roman, contemporary with the subject and of outstanding quality.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2217 - Sommerville Gem Number

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