Gem
Ring
29-128-1059
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1059 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1800-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Socrates | Mask |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Socrates and his Mask. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case OOO. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Head composed of Socrates facing to left, and from his neck and bald fringe, a dramatic mask facing to right. 19th century. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1059 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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