Gem
Swivel Ring
29-128-1959
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1959 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Campanian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
| Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sard | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Athena | Ship's Prow | Rudder | Cornucopia | Corn | Inscription |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gold swivel ring setting) Minerva seated to left, on a ship prow, holds grain ears and rudder in right hand, a cornucopia in left. Inscription in Latin letters A. MICUS. Allusion is probably to Rome's overseas commerce. Minerva like Mercury was a patron of enterprise, particularly fair trade. Graeco-Roman. |
| Height | 1.2 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Depth | 2.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1959 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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