Gem
Ring
29-128-1044
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1044 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Renaissance |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Eros | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Amor, his head decorated with flowers and fruits. Beautiful stone and fine execution. Greek inscription on the surplice. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case NNN. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Gold ring setting) Bust of Eros facing, wearing wreath of flowers and fruits. Greek inscription on surplice. |
| Height | 2.6 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1044 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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