Gem
Finger Ring
29-128-1611
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1611 |
Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Late Republican Roman Period |
Date Made | 2nd half of 1st century BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Gold | Chalcedony (uncertain) | Sard (uncertain) |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Sphinx |
Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony (or possibly burnt Sard) Intaglio. (Ancient beaten gold ring setting) Sphinx crouching right. Possbile Greek workmanship. |
Height | 1.4 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1611 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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