Gem
Ring
29-128-1068
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1068 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Christian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Byzantine |
| Date Made | 6th century |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Virgin Mary | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Gold. Exquisitely fine gold Byzantine cloisonne Ring of the sixth century A.D. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case PPP. Vermeule: Gold Ring. Bust of Virgin Mary facing; hands raised in orans gesture. "Exquisitely fine gold Byzantine cloisonne ring of the VIth century A.D.; the inscription is M, abbreviation of MHTHR:O, abbreviation, Mother of God" Byzantine, VIth century. |
| Height | 0.7 cm |
| Width | 0.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1068 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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