Gem
Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-1095 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Imperial Roman Period |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ruby Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Vespasian |
| Height: | 0.8 cm |
| Width: | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 1095 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Ruby. Domitian, eleventh Emperor of Rome. There are six small holes pierced through this ruby by which it was attached to a garmet in the first century. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case QQQ.
Vermeule: Amethyst "ruby." Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Broken on right side. Laureate bust of the Emperor Vespasian, facing to right. Roman Imperial, undoubtedly by a gem engraver who was connected with the die-cutters of the Imperial Mint.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 739, no. 1095 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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