Gem
Ring
29-128-2152
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2152 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Renaissance |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Green Jasper |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Attila | Inscription |
Description | Vermeule: Striated Green Jasper. Cameo. (Modern silver ring setting) Bust of Attila to right. The features are extremely exaggerated; in fact they are little more than a caricature. An inscription ATTILA REX surrounds the head. Design is copied and inspired by Byzantine syle coins of Atilla. |
Height | 3.1 cm |
Width | 2.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2152 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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