Gem
Ring
29-128-1944
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1944 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Aesclepius | Caduceus |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Half-figure bust of Aesculapius facing to left, holding serpent staff in his raised right hand. Neo-Classic, based on a Hellenistic type. |
| Height | 1 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1944 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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