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DateAncient
MediumSardonyx in two layers
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #884), 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 numberSN1435.32
On View
On view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Right, Case Right Row 3
Dimensions13/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (2 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm)
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Ancient
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Venus
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Socrates
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