Gem
Ring
29-128-2021
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-128-2021 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Date Made | 1700-1850 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Carnelian | Silver |
| Technique | Intaglio |
| Iconography | Man | Nero? |
| Description | Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern Silver Ring Setting) Laureate Cuirassed bust of a young man facing to right. The features are those of a Roman Prince, perhaps the young Nero. Neo-Classic, in the manner of an ancient portrait gem. |
| Height | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 2021 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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