Object Number | 29-128-905 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Imperial Roman Period |
Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jasper | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Venus Victrix | Venus Verticordia |
Description | Sommerville: Red Jasper. Venus Verticordia, the goddess who turns the hearts of men. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case EEE. Vermeule: Red Jasper. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting). Simpler version of Venus Victrix composition. Roman Imperial. |
Height | 1.1 cm |
Width | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 905 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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