Object Number | 29-128-975 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Metal | Agate |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Heracles | Lion Skin |
Description | Sommerville: Agate. Deianira, wife of Hercules. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case JJJ. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern base metal ring setting) Bust of the young Herakles facing to right, wearing the lionskin. 17th century. |
Height | 1.6 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 975 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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