Gem

Ring

Stamp

Seal (Object)

29-128-2055

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2055
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Republican Roman Period | Augustan Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Metal
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Hermes | Wings | Caduceus
Description

Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting). Draped bust of Hermes facing right; caduceus protruding behind neck and wings spring from head. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.4 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Depth 0.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2055 - Sommerville Gem Number

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