Gem

Ring

29-128-2066

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-2066
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Graeco-Roman Period
Date Made 50 BCE-400 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Sphinx
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) Sphinx seated right. Roman Imperial work: Indifferent quality - interesting design. Seperated from holder.

Height 1.1 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2066 - Sommerville Gem Number

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