Gem
Ring
29-128-2388
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2388 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Heracles | Lion Skin |
Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Gold Watch Fob Setting) Bust of the elderly bearded Herakles clad in the lionskin facing to left, the features are copied from a representation of the period Michelangelo, rather than from an ancient design. Neo-Classic |
Height | 1.9 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2388 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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