Gem
Swivel Ring
29-128-2028
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2028 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Imperial Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Emerald | Silver |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Woman | Sword |
Description | Vermeule: Emerald. Intaglio. (Modern silvered ring setting) A female standing to left, a sword in her left arm, a severed head in her extended right hand. Since the work is definitely Graeco-Roman, this is neither Judith or Salome. A province with the head of a captured Parthian or Dacian is undoubtedly intended. Graeco-Roman: Roman Imperial. |
Height | 0.8 cm |
Width | 1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2028 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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