Gem
Ring
29-128-2563
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2563 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Italy |
| Creator | Santarelli (uncertain) | Girometti (uncertain) | Pistrucci (uncertain) |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Sardonyx | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Eros |
| Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting) Bust of Eros to right, quiver and arrows over right shoulder. Style in Italian, earlier 19th century, perhaps workmanship of Santarelli, Girometti or Pistrucci. |
| Height | 2.3 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2563 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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