Gem

Pendant

29-128-2472

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-2472
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1800-1899
Section Mediterranean
Materials Carnelian | Gold
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Inscription
Description

Vermeule: Carnelian. Intaglio. (Gold pendant mount) Inscription winding around in decreasing ovals from the outer edge to the center. A long Latin quotation? Probably 19th century

Height 2.4 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 2472 - Sommerville Gem Number

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