Gem
Ring
29-128-953
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-953 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Date Made | 50 BCE-400 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Agate |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Victory | Trophy | Helmet | Shield |
Description | Sommerville: Emerald. Victory crowning a trophy. Has been injured by fire. Gold Rings - Intaglios, Case HHH. Vermeule: Mottled Agate. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) Injured by fire. Victory standing to right, crowning a trophy, helmet and shield at the base. Sommerville called it "Emerald injured by fire." Graeco-Roman. |
Height | 1.5 cm |
Width | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 953 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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