Gem
Finger Ring
29-128-1155
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1155 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze | Glass |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Philosopher? |
Description | Sommerville: Bronze ring, with antique paste intaglio. Incognito. Finely cut. Antique Pastes, Case TTT. Vermeule: Ancient bronze ring, with ancient glass paste intaglio, imitating Sardonyx. Draped bust of a bearded man, perhaps a Greek philosopher facing 3/4 to right. Graeco-Roman, in good style. |
Length | 1.1 cm |
Width | 1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1155 - Sommerville Number | GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
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