Gem
Finger Ring
29-128-1155
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-1155 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Graeco-Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze | Glass |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Philosopher? |
| Description | Sommerville: Bronze ring, with antique paste intaglio. Incognito. Finely cut. Antique Pastes, Case TTT. Vermeule: Ancient bronze ring, with ancient glass paste intaglio, imitating Sardonyx. Draped bust of a bearded man, perhaps a Greek philosopher facing 3/4 to right. Graeco-Roman, in good style. |
| Length | 1.1 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 1155 - Sommerville Number | GL01b (ancient glass project) - Other Number |
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