Gem
Ring
29-128-1073
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1073 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Warrior |
| Description | Sommerville: Onyx of Seven Strata. A Helmeted Warrior. Fine example of the utilization of stratification in stones for gems. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case PPP. Vermeule: Sardonyx, in several layers. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Helmeted bust of a bearded warrior facing to left. The peculiar headdress is explained by the fact that the engraver has tried to take advantage of the various striations of the stone. |
| Height | 2 cm |
| Width | 2.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1073 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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