Gem
Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-2209 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Neoclassical |
| Date Made: | 1700-1899 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Chalcedony Silver |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Mithras Bull |
| Height: | 2.1 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Depth: | 0.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2209 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Vermeule: Chalcedony. Cameo. (Modern Silvered Ring Setting) Mithras slaying bull. Artist has misinterpreted the animal giving it an equine appearance. 16th century work.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Cameo and Intaglio: Engraved Gems from the Sommerville Collection (30 Nov 1956 - 31 Mar 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Berges, Dietrich K. 2011. Höchste Schönheit und einfache Grazie. Klassizistische Gemmen und Kameen der Sammlung Maxwell Sommerville im University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia PA.. Rahden. Verlag Marie Leidorf GMbH. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 202, fig. 71, pl. 130 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Vermeule, Cornelius C. 1956. The Sommerville Gem Collection of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 362 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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