Gem

Ring

29-128-1015

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1015
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Person
Description

Sommerville: Pale Onyx. Incognito. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case LLL.

Vermeule: Pale Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Filleted, draped bust of Greek IVth century type, facing to right. The features may be those of a person of the 17th century.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1015 - Sommerville Gem Number

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