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Ringstone: CG 615

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Head of the Roman Empress Plotina, hair in a fringe of flat curls over the forehead, piled up in thick masses in front of stephane, plaited at the back of the neck and looped up in a bow, with draped neckline and facing in profile to the right. Mount: gold ring type 2a

Notes

History note: Given by A.A. de Pass

Measurements and weight

14
19

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by de Pass, Alfred A.

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - Circa 1800

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 615
Primary reference Number: 124879
Gem catalogue number: P 31(CM)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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