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Ring: MAR.M.272-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Gold, the oval bezel set with a dark cabochon pyropic garnet

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

4th Century#
Circa 300 CE - 400 CE

School or Style

Early Christian

Components of the work

Stone composed of pyropic garnet
Ring composed of gold
Bezel Depth 1 cm Length 2.8 cm Width 2.2 cm
Shank Width 2.5 cm
Border
Gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.272-1912
Primary reference Number: 118981
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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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