Gem

Ring

29-128-590

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-590
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1799 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold | Sardonyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Christ | Garden | Inscription
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. A ring. Christ Praying in the Garden; the disciples surround him. Above, in the upper field, is the approving Nike. Byzantine, Case II.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting). The Agony in the Garden, God the father or like appearing in Heavens at left. 17th or 18th century?

Height 1.2 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 590 - Sommerville Gem Number

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