Gem
Ring
29-128-2540
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2540 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Silver |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Hermes | Wings |
| Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Idealized bust of Hermes to left, a small butterfly-like wing in his hair. The concept and design are earlier 19th century in the Neo-Classic prettified style. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2540 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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