Gem
Ring
29-128-1833
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1833 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Female Bust |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Hole near bottom and repaired in gold. Filleted draped bust of a female of ideal features facing to right. Neo-Classic, in skillful imitation of a Hellenistic gem. |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1833 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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