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Pendant: MAR.M.277-1912

Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Gold frame, set with an onyx cameo, opaque white on greyish black, head of an Emperor, wreathed, facing in profile to the left, perhaps Tiberius.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

School or Style

Renaissance
Roman Imperial

Components of the work

Cameo composed of onyx Height 9 cm Width 5.4 cm
Frame composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.277-1912
Primary reference Number: 119031

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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