Gem
Ring
29-128-2290
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2290 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Man | Woman | Altar |
Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Two female and a male figure worshipping a term set on a garlanded circular altar. Neo-Classic, copying the design of a Graeco-Roman gem. |
Height | 1.8 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2290 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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