Gem

Ring

29-128-1632

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1632
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Imperial Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Metal
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Apollo Helios | Eagle | Star | Sun | Crescent | Moon
Description

Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Heraldic eagle surmounted by a bust of Helios right. Bust flanked by crescent of the moon and the star of the sun. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Depth 0.6 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1632 - Sommerville Gem Number

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