Gem
Ring
29-128-2465
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2465 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1800-1899 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sard | Silver |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Philosopher |
| Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern Silvered Ring Setting) Bust of a Greek philosopher to right, filleted and draped. Features based on some ancient gem or marble bust such as Chrysippus or the Hellenistic "Blind Homer." 19th century. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2465 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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