Gem
Ring
29-128-1093
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1093 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Post Classical |
| Date Made | 1700-1880 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Siberian Jasper | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Roman Emperor | Claudius |
| Description | Sommerville: Siberian jasper. Claudius, fourth Emperor of Rome, brother of Germanicus and uncle of Caligula. Gold and Bronze Rings - Cameos, Case QQQ. Vermeule: Siberian jasper. Cameo. (Gold ring setting) Laureate, draped bust of a Roman emperor to right. "Claudius, 4th emperor of Rome, brother of Germanicus and unlcle of Caligula," according to Sommerville. 18th or 19th century. |
| Height | 2.5 cm |
| Width | 3.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1093 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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