Gem
Swivel Ring
29-128-994
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-994 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy (uncertain) |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Ptolemy Auletes |
| Description | Sommerville: Agate. Ptolemaeus Auletes, the flute-player, son of Ptolemaeus Lathyrus. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case KKK. Vermeule: (Agate) Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold (reset) ring setting, swivel setting) Bust of a youth facing to right, identified by Sommerville as "Ptolemaeus Auletes, the flute player son of Ptolemaeus Lathyrus," carved from predominately white layer. Ptolemy VII. Early 18th century, probably Italian. |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 994 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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