Gem
Swivel Ring
29-128-2109
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2109 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Creator | Eckel |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Athena | Griffin | Signature |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Swiveled Ring Setting) Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested helmet enriched with a sea griffin, her aegis appears around her neck. Signed - ECKEL ? Neo-Classic |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2109 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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