Gem
Swivel Ring
29-128-1824
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1824 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Stone | Metal |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Eros | Mask |
Description | Vermeule: Scarab. Intaglio. (Modern silver swiveled ring setting) Eros seated facing, his head concealed behind a large Silenus mask. Graeco-Roman, in imitation of the Etruscan style. |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1824 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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