Gem
Ring
29-128-1921
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1921 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard | Bronze |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Caduceus | Lotus |
Description | Vermeule: Burnt Sard. Intaglio. (Ancient bronze ring setting) Repaired on lower half of ring. Caduceus springing from a club and flanked by two lotus flower buds growing left and right. Palm-like wings spring from the caduceus. Graeco-Roman |
Height | 0.7 cm |
Width | 1.3 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1921 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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