Gem
Ring
29-128-2209
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2209 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1899 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Silver |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Mithras | Bull |
Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Modern Silvered Ring Setting) Mithras slaying bull. Artist has misinterpreted the animal giving it an equine appearance. 16th century work. |
Height | 2.1 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Depth | 0.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2209 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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