Gem

Ring

29-128-2537

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2537
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Northern European (uncertain)
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Northern Europe (uncertain)
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sard | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Woman | Aphrodite? | Cleopatra?
Description

Vermeule: Sard. Cameo. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) Bust of a woman, perhaps Aphrodite or Cleopatra, facing to left. Neo-Classic, very likely northern European manufacturer.

Height 0.9 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2537 - Sommerville Gem Number

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