Gem
Ring
29-128-1010
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1010 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Jasper | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Octavia |
| Description | Sommerville: Red Jasper. Octavia, daughter of Claudius, fourth Emperor of Rome. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case LLL. Vermeule: Red Jasper in two layers. Cameo. (Modern gold ring Mount) Bust of a lady facing to right, a tunic about the shoulders. Sommerville identifies subject as Octavia daughter of Claudius, 4th emperor of Rome. Italian, 18th. |
| Height | 3.1 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1010 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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