Gem
Ring
29-128-2111
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2111 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Quartz (uncertain) | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Woman |
| Description | Vermeule: Green Quartz? Intaglio. (Modern gold ring setting. reset, Italian) Draped bust of a female to left. She wears a curious hat which looks like a hunting cap of the XVIIIth. The features appear to be those of a person of the XVIIIth century. Neo-Classic. |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2111 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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