Gem
Ring
29-128-1065
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1065 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1880 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx | Metal |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Olivia | Priestess |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Olivia, a priestess. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case OOO. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern base metal ring setting) Veiled bust of a female to right, identified by Sommerville as "Olivia" a priestess. 18th or 19th century. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1065 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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