Gem
Ring
29-128-2061
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2061 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian | Metal |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Athlete | Horse | Palm |
Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gilt setting) Victorious athlete riding right on horseback, holding palm over his shoulder. Design suggests that on the reverse of silver 4dr pieces of Philip of Macedon. Graeco-Roman. |
Height | 0.9 cm |
Width | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2061 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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