Gem
Ring
29-128-1076
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1076 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1800-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Onyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Maximinus Pius |
| Description | Sommerville: Pale Onyx. Maximinus Pius, thirtieth Emperor of Rome. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case PPP. Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold ring setting) Head of an elder balding man to right. Sommerville identifies subject as "Maximinus Pius, 30th Emperor of Rome," but a 19th personage seems intended. Neo-Classic. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1076 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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