Gem

Ring

29-128-1043

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1043
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period 17th Century
Date Made 1600-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Sardonyx | Gold
Technique Cameo
Iconography Saint Carlo Borromeo
Description

Sommerville: Pale Sardonyx. Carlo Borromeo (Saint) of the Medici family, Nephew of Pope Pius IV. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case NNN.

Vermeule: Cameo. Sardonyx. [modern gold ring setting] Half figure bust of St. Carlo Borromeo. 17th century

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1043 - Sommerville Gem Number

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