Gem
Ring
29-128-1879
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1879 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Athena | Corinthian Helmet | Aegis |
Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern gilt swiveled ring setting.) Bust of Athene to right, wearing a crested corinthian helmet and the aegis over her chiton. Neo-Classic, imitating an ancient gem. |
Height | 1.3 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1879 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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