Gem

Ring

29-128-2132

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2132
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Amethyst | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Woman | Fury?
Description

Vermeule: Amethyst. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) and impression. Ideal female bust facing. A divine personage such as a Fury is intended. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2132 - Sommerville Gem Number

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