Gem
Ring
29-128-2046
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2046 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Graeco-Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Graeco-Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Jasper | Silver |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Eagle | Hare |
Description | Vermeule: Red Jasper. Intaglio. (Modern silver ring setting) An eagle standing to right, bearing at the body of a hare which it clutches in its talons. The design is a traditional one in Greek Art going back to the coins of Akragus in the later Vth century B.C. Graeco-Roman, based on an older model. |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Width | 0.9 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2046 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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