Gem
Ring
29-128-1933
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1933 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Chalcedony | Onyx | Silver |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Aesclepius | Caduceus |
| Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx. Intaglio. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Laureate, bust of Aesculapius facing to right, his serpent staff in front of him. His shoulders are seen fromt he back and a himation lies loosely over them. Neo-Classic |
| Height | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1933 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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