Gem
Swivel Ring
Scarab
29-128-1783
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1783 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Etruria |
| Date Made | 300 BCE to 200 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sard |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Bird | Owl? | Peacock |
| Description | Vermeule: Sard. (Modern swivel ring setting; gold setting also). Bird perhaps a peacock (owl?) walking left. Late Etruscan work; very poorly carved. |
| Height | 1.1 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1783 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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