Gem
Ring
29-128-2246
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2246 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Silver |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Silenus | Woman |
| Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx. Carved on both sides. Cameo. (Modern silver ring setting) Obv: Silenus mask, facing; the mouth pierced. Rev: Filleted draped bust of a woman to right. Probably 17th century. |
| Height | 1.1 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2246 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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