Maker: Unknown
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'.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by J. Brooks Bumpstead
Height: 22 mm
Width: 21 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1908-12) by Bumpstead, J. Brooks
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1799
Intaglio
composed of
chalcedony
Height 17 mm
Width 15 mm
Ring
composed of
gold
Bezel
Height 21 mm
Width 18 mm
Accession number: M.6-1908
Primary reference Number: 119133
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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