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Swivel Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-1813 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Neoclassical |
| Date Made: | 1700-1850 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1850 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Sard |
| Technique: | Intaglio |
| Iconography: | Warrior Shield Spear Youth Horn |
| Height: | 1.4 cm |
| Width: | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 1813 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Vermeule: Yellow sard. Intaglio (Modern gold swiveled ring setting) A warrior seated to left, holding a shield and spear. A nude youth aproaches from the left blowing on a horn. Cable border. Neo-Classic, the style meant to suggest an Italio Etruscan ringstone.
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