Head of a woman, her mantle drawn up over her hair like a veil and held in place by a cap, facing in profile to the left. The variegated banding of the stone gives a scalloped curve to the edge of the veil, emphasizing the white area which has been used for the face.
History note: Perceval Bequest
11
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George
17th Century
Circa
1600
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Circa
1700
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 766
Primary reference Number: 124942
Gem catalogue number: PER 74(CM)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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