Gem
Ring
29-128-2403
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2403 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1600-1799 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Silver |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Virgin Mary? |
Description | Vermeule: Green Agate. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Veiled draped bust of a woman to left. Probably intended for the Virgin Mary. Work seems to be of the XVII or earlier XVIII centuries. |
Height | 2.3 cm |
Width | 3.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2403 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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