Gem
Ring
29-128-2061
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2061 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Graeco-Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
| Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Metal |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Athlete | Horse | Palm |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gilt setting) Victorious athlete riding right on horseback, holding palm over his shoulder. Design suggests that on the reverse of silver 4dr pieces of Philip of Macedon. Graeco-Roman. |
| Height | 0.9 cm |
| Width | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2061 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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