Gem
Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-2277 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Byzantine Venetian |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location: | Venice Italy |
| Period: | Late Byzantine Medieval Period |
| Date Made: | 1200-1299 |
| Early Date: | 1200 |
| Late Date: | 1299 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Glass Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Saint Nicholas |
| Height: | 2.4 cm |
| Width: | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 2277 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Vermeule: Red glass paste (original material id = jasper) cameo gem of St. Nicholas, set in modern gilt ring. Late Byzantine workmanship.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Cameo and Intaglio: Engraved Gems from the Sommerville Collection (30 Nov 1956 - 31 Mar 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Byzantine Studies Conference Mini-Exhibition (08 Oct 2010 - 10 Oct 2010) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Vermeule, Cornelius C. 1956. The Sommerville Gem Collection of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 322 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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