Object Number | 29-128-979 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Renaissance |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Titus? |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Titus, tenth Emperor of Rome. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case JJJ. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gilt ring setting surrounded by paste brilliants) Laureate bust to left; termed "Titus 10th Emperor of Rome" by Sommerville, but the features are very general and certainly not those of Titus. |
Height | 2.3 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 979 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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