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Imperial Eagle Seal
Imperial Eagle Seal

Imperial Eagle Seal

Date1st Century
MediumSardonyx in three layers
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #869), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928, lot 148; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.16
On View
On view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Right, Case Right Row 2
Dimensions1 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in. (3.4 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm)
Luna
Ancient or 16th century
Asia
Ancient
Young Man
Ancient
Diana
Ancient
Medusa
Ancient
Minerva
Ancient
Cornucopia
1st Century BC
Cupid
Ancient
Mask
Ancient