Object Number | 29-128-958 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Sardonyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Pyrrhus |
Description | Sommerville: Sardonyx. Pyrrhus, King of Epirus. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case III. Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Helmeted bust of bearded warrior to right. Sommerville identifies him as Pyrrhus, King of Epirus. Earlier 18th century? |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 2.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 958 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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