Gem
Ring
29-128-2002
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2002 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1700-1899 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sardonyx | Silver |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Rustic Scene | Pig | Sacrifice | Men |
Description | Vermeule: Sardonyx. Intaglio. (Modern gilt ring setting) Rustic sacrifice of the pig, scene set in a floral border. Central figure is nude but the man at the right wears Roman Imperial costume. XVI or later. |
Height | 2.1 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2002 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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