Gem
Ring
29-128-2446
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2446 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Woman | Helmet | Athena |
| Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Modern gilt ring setting) Helmeted female bust to right, probably intended for Athena. Workmanship is Italian, XVIIth century in the sentimental Neo-Classic style. |
| Height | 2.2 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2446 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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