Gem

Ring

29-128-2289

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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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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