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Ringstone: CG 675

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Categories

Description

A herm bust of Psyche facing in profile to the right. She has a curious coiffure: a roll of hair above her forehead, and a lock hanging down from it to the front of her ear, and another tight lock cascading down the nape of her neck, while a third falls down from the crown of her head. at the top of the herm are butterfly wings attached to her shoulders. mount: gold ring, oval bezel, closed back with pearled border.

Notes

History note: Given by H.C. Caulfield

Measurements and weight

10
13.5

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Caulfied, H. C.

School or Style

Problematic: Roman or Modern

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Sard

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 675
Primary reference Number: 124898
Gem catalogue number: B 104(CM)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 23 March 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

Citation for print

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