Gem

Ring

29-128-2374

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2374
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1899
Section Mediterranean
Materials Turquoise | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Julian-Claudian Princess | Agrippina Elder
Description

Vermeule: Turquoise-type stone. Cameo. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) Draped Bust of a woman facing, her features are those of a Julio-Claudian princess, such as the Elder Agrippina. 19th century.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2374 - Sommerville Gem Number

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