Gem

Ring

29-128-2298

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2298
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Western European
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Western Europe | England (uncertain)
Period Medieval
Date Made 1300-1499 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sard | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Saint George | Dragon
Description

Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) A Saint Michael ? or George ? to right, spearing and trampling on a dragon, two stars in field. Early Christian to Medieval. Stone octagonal in shape has a cut border.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2298 - Sommerville Gem Number

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