Gem
Ring
29-128-1879
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1879 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sard | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Athena | Corinthian Helmet | Aegis |
| Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern gilt swiveled ring setting.) Bust of Athene to right, wearing a crested corinthian helmet and the aegis over her chiton. Neo-Classic, imitating an ancient gem. |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1879 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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