Gem

Ring

29-128-1033

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1033
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Neoclassical
Date Made 1700-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Onyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Virgil | Augustus
Description

Sommerville: Onyx. Virgil. Superb cameo. Exquisite natural color. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case MMM.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Laureate bust of a young man to left. Sommerville terms him Virgil, but the features resemble those of the Emperor Augustus. Neo-Classic: of fine workmanship.

Height 1.9 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1033 - Sommerville Gem Number

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