Maker: Unknown
Sardonyx, oval. Intaglio head of a young woman, her hair tied in a knot over the forehead and a ribbon at the nape of the neck, facing in profile to the left, after a marble Venus in the Capitoline Museum. Modern gold setting with sunken milled border, embellished with foliate scrolls and twin loops for attachment to chain as pendant.
History note: Unknown before testator
Spencer George Perceval Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century-19th Century#
Circa
1700
-
1900
Intaglio
composed of
sardonyx
Mount
composed of
gold
Oval
Height 18 mm
Width 13.5 mm
Accession number: PER.M.143-1923
Primary reference Number: 119120
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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