Gem
Ring
29-128-2383
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 29-128-2383 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Neoclassical |
Date Made | 1700-1850 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Sard | Gold |
Technique | Intaglio |
Iconography | Aphrodite | Eros |
Description | Vermeule: Sard. Intaglio. (Modern Gold Ring Setting) Aphrodite nude and holding her tresses with the left hand, stands to the right, a sword held in the right hand. Eros stands beside her, balancing a crested helmet on his head. Neo-Classic, based on a Hellenistic statuary type. |
Height | 1.2 cm |
Width | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 2383 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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