Gem
Scaraboid
29-128-1808
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1808 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Etruscan |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Etruria |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Horses | Crescent | Star |
Description | Vermeule: Intaglio. Carnelian. (Modern swiveled gilt ring setting) Two horses standing to left, a crescent above, a star below the horses. The Heavenly Twins, Castor and Pollux may be intended. Etruscan. |
Length | 1.4 cm |
Width | 0.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1808 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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