Gem
Ring
29-128-945
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-945 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Christian | Roman | Parthian | Sassanian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Late Roman Period |
| Date Made | 300-399 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Garnet | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Priest | Stars | Inscription |
| Description | Sommerville: Garnet Cabochon. A curious Christian intaglio of the 4th century - a cross for each century. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case HHH. Vermeule: Sassanian or Late Parthian Intaglio. Garnet. Modern gold ring setting. Priest-like figure standing to left, hands raised in gesture of prayer. Four cross-like stars in field. Graeco-Roman inspiration. |
| Height | 1.5 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 945 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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