Gem
Swivel Ring
Scarab
29-128-1780
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1780 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Etruria |
| Date Made | 300-200 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Warrior | Shield | Spear |
| Description | Vermeule: Scarab. Carnelian, Intaglio. (Modern swiveled gilt ring setting) A Greek warrior kneeling to right, holding a spear and probably a shield. Cutting quite rough but very effective. Cable border. Etruscan. |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1780 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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