Gem

Ring

29-128-1051

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1051
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Northern European
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Northern Europe
Period Post Classical
Date Made 1500-1699
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze | Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Cleopatra VII | Asp
Description

Sommerville: Agate. Cleopatra. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case NNN.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Modern bronze metal ring setting) Half figured bust of Cleopatra to left, with the Asp. Northern European, XVI or XVIIth century.

Height 1.2 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1051 - Sommerville Gem Number

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