Gem

Ring

29-128-2053

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-2053
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Imperial Roman Period
Date Made 150-300 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Satyr | Goat | Wine Bowl | Krater
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) A satyr reclining right, facing a goat left. A krater at the right. Trivial work, probably of ca. A.D. 150-300. Graeco-Roman.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2053 - Sommerville Gem Number

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