Gem

Ring

29-128-975

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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