Gem

Swivel Ring

Scarab

29-128-1793

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 29-128-1793
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italic | Etruscan
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Etruria
Date Made 300 BCE to 200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Brass
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Bird | Eagle
Description

Vermeule: Sard. (Modern gilt swivel ring setting). Bird standing left., irregular line border. Etruscan, late cursory work.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1793 - Sommerville Gem Number

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