| Object Number | 29-128-903 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Pudicitia |
| Description | Sommerville: Carnelian. Pudicitia, a personification of Modesty, worshipped in Greece and at Rome. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case EEE. Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Veiled bust identified by Sommerville as Pudicitia, a personification of modesty facing to left. She wears a wreath of flowers and leaves; and therefore the artist based his design upon a head of Demeter or Icore, as well as the Pudicitia statuary type in the Vatican and at Holkham Hall. Neo-Classic |
| Height | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 903 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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