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Ring: PER.M.66-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Modern plain gold with banded agate, orange-red, white and pale orange, cupid lying asleep on a couch with looped curtains above.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 11 mm
Width: 16 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1700

Components of the work

Cameo composed of banded agate ( orange-red, white and pale orange)
Ring composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.66-1923
Primary reference Number: 176644
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 January 2018 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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