Gem
Ring
29-128-981
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-981 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period | Renaissance |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Gold | Onyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Medusa |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx. Medusa. Cinque-cento. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case JJJ. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Modern gilt ring setting) Bust of Medusa facing slightly left. Cursory late Roman work. Sommerville dates to 15h cent. A.D. Roman Imperial. |
| Height | 1.2 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 981 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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