Object Number | 29-128-919 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jasper | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Apollo | Column | Bow | Quiver | Python | Olive Tree |
Description | Sommerville: Red Jasper. Apollo, having conquered the serpent Python, lays aside his arms, and regards Python suspended on a young olive tree. Beautiful intaglio. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case FFF. Vermeule: Red Jasper. Intaglio. Apollo standing to right, leaning on column, bow and quiver appear behind him. Serpent Python is suspended from olive tree at right. Graeco-Roman |
Height | 1.4 cm |
Width | 0.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 919 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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