Gem
Ring
29-128-1088
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1088 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sard | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Maecenas |
| Description | Sommerville: Sard. Maecenas, the chief minister and friend of Augustus. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case QQQ. Vermeule: Sard. Cameo. (Modern gilt ring setting) Draped bust right, of Maecenas the chief Minister and friend of Augustus. Neo-Classic. |
| Height | 2.8 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1088 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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