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Ring: PER.M.152-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, oval with reeded back, hoop split, with leaf filling, pierced shoulders. Set with oval red cornelian: head of a bearded man with long hair, wearing a cap fitted to the skull, and a jacket with four buttons and deep collar, facing to the front.

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

17th Century-18th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1800

Components of the work

Intaglio composed of carnelian ( red) Height 19 mm Width 16 mm
Ring composed of gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.152-1923
Primary reference Number: 177347
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 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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