Gem
Ring
29-128-1080
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1080 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1800-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Pertinax |
| Description | Sommerville: Pale onyx. Pertinax, nineteenth Emperor of Rome, from January 1st to March 28th, A.D. 193. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case PPP. Vermeule: Pale onyx or chalcedony. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Bearded, draped bust of an elderly man facing. The features are copied from a Greek philosopher bust, (such as Thales) but Sommerville identifies the subject as "Pertinax 19th emperor of Rome." 19th century. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1080 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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