Ring: M.6-1908

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Ring

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Gold, set with an oval chalcedony intaglio over foil. Device: a wreathed bust of Julius Caesar, cloak brooched at the shoulder facing in profile to the left, palm branch, star, lituus and sacrificial cup in the field. Inscribed on the reverse of the bezel 'James Sparrow/Ob: 1st March/1797'.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by J. Brooks Bumpstead

Measurements and weight

Height: 22 mm
Width: 21 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1908-12) by Bumpstead, J. Brooks

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1799

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Intaglio composed of chalcedony Height 17 mm Width 15 mm
Ring composed of gold
Bezel Height 21 mm Width 18 mm

Inscription or legends present

Text: James Sparrow/Ob: 1st March/1797
Location: Reverse of the bezel
Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Classical gems: ancient and modern intaglios and cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 289

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.6-1908
Primary reference Number: 119133
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 January 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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