Gem

Ring

29-128-2333

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2333
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Tortoise Shell | Metal
Technique Cameo
Iconography Roman Empress
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian with tortoise shell backing. Cameo. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) Bust of an empress of the period of Titus or Domitian, facing right. Neo-Classic.

Height 2.6 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2333 - Sommerville Gem Number

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