Gem

Ring

29-128-2588

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2588
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Young Man | Guiliana de Medici?
Description

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) Filleted bust of a young man to left. The hair style and the features are those of an Italian of the later XVth century. cf Guiliana de Medici. XVth century?

Height 1 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2588 - Sommerville Gem Number

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