Gem
Ring
29-128-1099
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1099 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Hyacinthus | Ariadne |
| Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Hyacinthus. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case QQQ. Vermeule: Agate, reddish. Cameo. (Modern gold (reset) ring mount) Filleted bust of the Ariadne type facing left. A IVth B.C. head has inspired this 18th or 19th composition. |
| Height | 2.2 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1099 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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