Gem
Ring
29-128-2310
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2310 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Graeco-Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
| Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Silver |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Goddess | Artemis | Quiver | Bow |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Draped bust of a Greek Goddess facing to left. She is undoubtedly Artemis for a quiver and bow protrude over her right shoulder. Graeco-Roman, rather forcefully carved but in a good Hellenistic style. |
| Height | 1.4 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2310 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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