Gem
Ring
29-128-2289
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2289 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian | Silver |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Man | Woman | Antony? | Cleopatra? |
Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern silver ring setting) Jugate busts of a man and a woman facing to right. They are, perhaps Antony and Cleopatra; their features based on ancient coin or gem portraits. Neo-Classic |
Height | 1.6 cm |
Width | 2.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2289 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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