Gem
Ring
29-128-1086
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1086 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Domitia |
| Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Domitia, wife of the Emperor Domitian. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case QQQ. Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Sommerville identifies person as Domitia, wife of Emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.) and this identification accords well with her coin portraits. Graeco-Roman. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1086 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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