Gem

Ring

29-128-1103

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1103
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1880
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Mask | Faun
Description

Sommerville: Sardonyx, four strata. A Grotesque mask, with faun's ears. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case RRR.

Vermeule: Sardonyx in H Strata. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) A Grotesque faun's mask; facing. 19th century.

Height 1.7 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1103 - Sommerville Gem Number

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