Gem

Seal (Object)

Ring

29-128-930

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-930
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Imperial Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Gold | Sardonyx
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Bonus Eventus | Zeus | Demeter | Inscription
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx. The Private Seal of Quintus Julius or Julius Insignis. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case GGG.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Intaglio. Private seal belonging to Quintus Julius or Julius Insignis. Bonus Eventus flanked by Zeus and a goddess, Demeter. Graeco-Roman of Roman Imperial Period.

Height 1.8 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 930 - Sommerville Gem Number

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