Gem
Ring
Intaglio
| Object Number: | 29-128-900 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Rome Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | Republican Roman Period |
| Date Made: | late 3rd century BCE - early 2nd century BCE |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Gold Sardonyx Carnelian |
| Technique: | Intaglio |
| Iconography: | Warrior Altar |
| Height: | 2.1 cm |
| Width: | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 900 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Sard. Intaglio ring. Hieronymus, after his first conquest of Thebes, arriving with an animal to sacrifice in honor of his success, as evidenced by the trophies which are displayed. The altar is seen on the left decorated with a garland. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case EEE.
Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern gold ring setting). Warrior performing a sacrifice at an altar. Other warriors stand in background. Graeco-Roman work imitating a Greek gem of early Vth Century B.C.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Classical World - Roman World (15 Mar 2003) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Cameo and Intaglio: Engraved Gems from the Sommerville Collection (30 Nov 1956 - 31 Mar 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 124, fig. 112 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Berges, Dietrich K. 2002. Antike Siegel und Glasgemmen der Sammlung Maxwell Sommerville: im University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Mainz am Rhein. Verlag Philipp von Zabern. pg. 78 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 29, no. 64, taf. II; taf. 16 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Turfa, Jean M., and Romano, Irene B., and Brownlee, Ann B., and White, Donald J. 2002. Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 53, no. 76 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Vermeule, Cornelius C. 1956. The Sommerville Gem Collection of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 90 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Sommerville, Maxwell. 1889. Engraved Gems: Their History and an Elaborate View of Their Place In Art.. Maxwell Sommerville. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 725, no. 900, pl. 72 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Berges, Dietrich K. 1999. "Hidden Treasures from the Vault: Engraved Gems from the Maxwell Sommerville Collection". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 41. no. 1. pg. 17-28 : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 24, fig. 13 | View Objects related to this |
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