Gem
Ring
29-128-2565
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2565 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1800-1899 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Agate | Onyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Sappho |
| Description | Vermeule: Agate-onyx. Cameo. (Modern gilt ring setting) Filleted draped bust of the Neo-Classic Sappho type facing to right. Laurel or bay leaves are worn in the hair. 19th century. |
| Height | 2 cm |
| Width | 2.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2565 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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