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Ring: PER.M.95-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Plain gold, set with chalcedony, oval. Omphale, naked, but draped with Hercules' lion-skin, walking towards the right, shouldering his club. Ground line.

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 CE - 1800 CE

Components of the work

Intaglio composed of chalcedony Height 13 mm Width 10 mm
Ring composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.95-1923
Primary reference Number: 176733
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 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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