Gem
Scarab
Swivel Ring
29-128-2091
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2091 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Greek |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Archaic Greek Period (uncertain) | Classical Greek Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | 450-300 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Nike | Victor's Wreath |
Description | Vermeule: Sard, Scarab. (Modern swiveled gilt ring setting) Intaglio and impression. Nike kneeling to right, forging a gold palm on Victor's wreath; cable border. Greek IVth B.C. |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 1.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2091 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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