Gem
Ring
29-128-1038
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1038 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Gold |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Claudius |
Description | Sommerville: Agate. Claudius, fourth Emperor of Rome. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case NNN. Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Laureate, draped bust of an imperial personage ro left, identified by Sommerville as "Claudius 4th Emperor of Rome." 16th or 17th century. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1038 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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