Gem
Ring
29-128-2124
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2124 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Amethyst | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Aphrodite | Eros | Torch |
Description | Vermeule: Amethyst. Intaglio. (Modern gold setting) Aphrodite standing left, shaking hands with Eros who approaches holding a torch over his left shoulder. Graeco-Roman. |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Width | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2124 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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