Gem

29-128-1139

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-1139
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Paste
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Female Head
Description

Glass paste, imitating pale Topaz. Intaglio. (Unmounted) Female head facing to right, surrounded by flowers (poppies?) and set on a ring seen in profile. Graeco-Roman, probably a ringstone connected with marriage ceremonies.

Length 1.1 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1139 - Sommerville Gem Number | GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number

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