Gem

Ring

29-128-1901

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-1901
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Minerva | Spear | Shield
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) Minerva standing left, holding spear in her right hand, paragonium in her left, shield on the ground beside her. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.6 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1901 - Sommerville Gem Number

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