Gem

Ring

29-128-2114

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2114
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italian
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Italy
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1600-1799
Section Mediterranean
Materials Turquoise | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Cupid
Description

Vermeule: Turquoise. Cameo. (Modern gold ring setting; diamond (brilliants) chips in floral pattern at sides). Winged Cupid walking frontally, cloak about waist. Work Italian XVIIth or XVIIIth century.

Height 1.5 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2114 - Sommerville Gem Number

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