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Ring: M.69-1904

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold ring set with a smoky quartz intaglio. Depicting a boar in flight running towards the left, coat bristling, with ground line.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Frank McClean

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank

Dating

Production date: after AD 1300 : Renaissance or later

Materials used in production

smoky Quartz
Gold

Techniques used in production

Intaglio

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.69-1904
Primary reference Number: 207455
Gem catalogue number: 650?

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 5 January 2016 Updated: Tuesday 5 January 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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