Gem

Ring

29-128-1032

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1032
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1850
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Amazon | Phrygian Cap
Description

Sommerville: Agate. A Phrygian Amazon. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case MMM.

Vermeule: Sardonyx. Cameo. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Head of an Amazon facing to left. She wears Neo-Classic version of the Phrygian cap. Early 19th century.

Height 1.8 cm
Width 2.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1032 - Sommerville Gem Number

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