Gem
Ring
29-128-1048
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1048 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | 17th Century |
Date Made | 1600-1699 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Alabaster | Gold |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Medusa |
Description | Sommerville: Alabaster in two strata. Cameo. Medusa. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case NNN. Vermeule; Cameo. Alabaster in two strata. [modern gold ring setting] Facing head of Medusa in high relief. Wings in her hair and snakes knotted beneath her chin. Probably 17th century |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1048 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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