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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