Gem

Swivel Ring

29-128-1775

Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1775
Current Location Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 4th c. BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Warriors
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Modern swiveled gilt ring setting) Scarab. An armed warrior standing to right, holds sword and spear, latter vertically in left hand. Lined border. Etruscan.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1775 - Sommerville Gem Number

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