Gem
Ring
29-128-1030
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1030 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Onyx | Gold |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Nero |
Description | Sommerville: Pale Onyx. Nero, fifth Emperor of Rome. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case MMM. Vermeule: Pale Onyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Laureate, bust of Nero (54-68 A.D.) to right. Portrait is probably copied from an ancient coin. |
Height | 2.5 cm |
Width | 1.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1030 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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