Gem
Ring
29-128-2277
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2277 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Byzantine | Venetian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Venice | Italy |
| Period | Late Byzantine | Medieval Period |
| Date Made | 1200-1299 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Saint Nicholas |
| Description | Vermeule: Red glass paste (original material id = jasper) cameo gem of St. Nicholas, set in modern gilt ring. Late Byzantine workmanship. |
| Height | 2.4 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2277 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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