Object Number | 29-128-972 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1500-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Minerva | Athena |
Description | Sommerville: Onyx. A figure of Minerva. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case III. Vermeule: Onyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Athena walking to right. She wears a crested helmet long garment and cloak; she carries a spear over her left shoulder, a shield on the right. 16th or 17th century. |
Height | 1.5 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 972 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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