Gem
Ring
29-128-1000
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1000 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Metal | Sardonyx |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Marcus Aurelius |
| Description | Sommerville: Sard, Cameo. Marcus Aurelius, 16th Emperor of Rome. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case KKK. Vermeule: Cameo, Sard [modern iron ring setting] Jugate busts of Roman Emperor and Empress, facing to right. The features of the former vaguely suggesting Marcus Aurelius. 17th century (?) |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1000 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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