Object Number | 29-128-923 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | 18th century | 19th century |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Sardonyx |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Golden Ass |
Description | Sommerville: Maculated Sard. Lucius the Golden Ass, with the two brothers, servants of Thyasus of Corinth. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case FFF. Vermeule: Pale sard, with striations. (gold swivel ring setting) Sommerville "Lucius the Golden Ass, with the two brothers, servants of Thyasus of Corinth," here represented when being instructed to stand upright by one of the servants of Thyasus. Roman Republican. |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 923 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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