Gem
Ring
29-128-1998
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1998 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Date Made | 200-399 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Athena | Castor | Pollux | Horses |
| Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx in Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern silvered setting) Minerva standing between Castor and Pollux who hold spears and their bridled horses. Roman work of III or IVth century A.D. |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1998 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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