Gem
Ring
29-128-1818
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-1818 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Athena | Corinthian Helmet |
Description | Vermeule: Pale sard. Intaglio. (Modern silver ring setting) Head of Athena facing to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Neo-Classic. The design copied directly from coins of Corinthian the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C. |
Height | 1.3 cm |
Width | 1.8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 1818 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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