Gem
Ring
29-128-1967
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1967 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Carnelian | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Heracles | Lion Skin |
Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting). Bust of the young Herakles wearing the lionskin facing to right; the design based on Hellenistic statuary types. Neo-Classic. |
Height | 1 cm |
Width | 1.4 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1967 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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