Gem

Ring

29-128-2369

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2369
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Turquoise | Silver
Technique Cameo
Iconography Aphrodite? | Nymph?
Description

Vermeule: Turquoise. Cameo. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Setting similar to 2378, 2373. Aphrodite or a nymph, seated to right, drinking from a cup. Neo-Classic, in excellent imitation of the antique style.

Height 0.8 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2369 - Sommerville Gem Number

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