Gem
Ring
29-128-2509
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2509 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sard | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Philosopher | Pythagoras |
| Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern gold (reset) ring mount) Draped bust of bearded philosopher to left. Since he wears a turban; Pythagoras is undoubtedly intended. 18th century. |
| Height | 2.2 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2509 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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