Gem
Ring
29-128-2207
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2207 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1799 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Carnelian | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Woman | Orb |
| Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx-Carnelian. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) A nude female figure seated to left, contemplating a large orb balanced on her right knee. A XVIIth century type allegory is suggested (cf. the statue of [ ] by Bernini). XVIIIth century, Italian. |
| Height | 2.3 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2207 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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