Gem

Ring

29-128-962

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-962
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold | Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Hyacinthus
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. Hyacinthus, the Spartan beloved of Apollo. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case III.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gilt ring setting) Filleted bust of Greek IV ideal type, facing to right. Sommerville identifies him as Hyacinth, beloved of Apollo. Neo-Classic

Height 1.8 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 962 - Sommerville Gem Number

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