Gem
Ring
29-128-2298
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2298 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Western European |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Manufacture Location | Western Europe | England (uncertain) |
Period | Medieval |
Date Made | 1300-1499 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Saint George | Dragon |
Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern Gilt Ring Setting) A Saint Michael ? or George ? to right, spearing and trampling on a dragon, two stars in field. Early Christian to Medieval. Stone octagonal in shape has a cut border. |
Height | 1.1 cm |
Width | 1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2298 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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