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Ring: PER.M.67-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, oval bezel, closed back, hoop with twin crocodile tails intertwined at base, paws gripping bezel with pairs of lotus flowers to each side. The gem is too small for this setting. Opaque white on grey sardonyx cameo head of the Emperor Otho, wearing a wig of tight curls, facing in profile to the right.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1800

Components of the work

Cameo composed of sardonyx ( opaque white on grey) Height 18 mm Width 13 mm
Ring composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.67-1923
Primary reference Number: 176645
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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