Object Number | 29-128-924 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Pompey |
Description | Sommerville: Chalcedony, tinged with Sapphire color. Pompey, one of Julius Caesar's first triumvirate, consisting of Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar. A ring from the collection of the late Professor Heindorf of Munster. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case FFF. Vermeule: Chalcedony, with touches of Sapphire. (Modern gilt ring setting) Bust of Pompey facing to right. The features are copied from those of the statue in the Palazzo Spada, Rome. Neo-Classic. "From collection of the late professor Heindorf of Munster." |
Height | 1.4 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 924 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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