Gem
Ring
29-128-2002
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2002 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1899 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Silver |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Rustic Scene | Pig | Sacrifice | Men |
| Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) Rustic sacrifice of the pig, scene set in a floral border. Central figure is nude but the man at the right wears Roman Imperial costume. XVI or later. |
| Height | 2.1 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2002 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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