Gem

Ring

29-128-2516

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2516
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic (uncertain)
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Near East (uncertain)
Period Renaissance
Date Made 1500-1699 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sard | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Royal Person
Description

Vermeule: Sard. Ren. Port. Cameo. (Gilt Ring setting) In very low relief. Laureate bust of a man, probably a Royal personage facing to left; and in an elaborate wreathed oval. Worksmanship looks near-Eastern, perhaps Islamic but the features look European.

Height 2.4 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2516 - Sommerville Gem Number

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