Gem
Ring
| Object Number: | 29-128-1043 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Period: | 17th Century |
| Date Made: | 1600-1699 |
| Early Date: | 1600 |
| Late Date: | 1699 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Sardonyx Gold |
| Technique: | Cameo |
| Iconography: | Saint Carlo Borromeo |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number: | 1043 - Sommerville Gem Number |
Description
Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. Carlo Borromeo (Saint) of the Medici family, Nephew of Pope Pius IV. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case NNN.
Vermeule: Cameo. Sardonyx. [modern gold ring setting] Half figure bust of St. Carlo Borromeo. 17th century
Bibliography:
| [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. 736, no. 1043 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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