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Ring: PER.M.113-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Plain gold, set with oval bloodstone. Two women in Classical costume personifying Justice and Liberty. Justice, blindfolded, stands facing towards the right, holding scales and sword, while Liberty, with a spear or sceptre on one arm and the cap of Liberty in her extended hand, sits by a cornucopia and olive branch, symbolising the peace and prosperity which come once freedom secures justice.

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

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

Components of the work

Intaglio composed of bloodstone Height 20 mm Width 26 mm
Ring composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.113-1923
Primary reference Number: 176738
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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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