Gem
Ring
29-128-1880
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1880 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Chalcedony | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Heracles | Lion Skin |
Description | Vermeule: Chalcedony, Intaglio. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) Bust of the young Herakles facing to right, he wears his lion skin and the paws are knotted about his neck. Neo-Classic. |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Width | 1.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1880 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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