Gem
Ring
Object Number: | 29-128-1821 |
Current Location: | Collections storage |
Culture: | Italian |
Provenience: | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location: | Italy |
Period: | Post Classical |
Date Made: | 1700-1899 |
Early Date: | 1700 |
Late Date: | 1899 |
Section: | Mediterranean |
Materials: | Sardonyx Gold |
Technique: | Intaglio |
Iconography: | Aphrodite Eros Arrow |
Height: | 1.5cm |
Width: | 1.8cm |
Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1821 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sardonyx. Intaglio (Modern gold ring mount) Aphrodite dancing to left. She holds one of Eros' arrows in her upraised hand.
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