Gem

Ring

29-128-1896

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-1896
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Rudder | Trident
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gold ring setting) A rudder and a trident, the latter crossed behind the former. They symbolize Fortuna and Poseidon. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1896 - Sommerville Gem Number

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