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Medallion: CG 766

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

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.

Notes

History note: Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

11
14

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

17th Century
Circa 1600 - Circa 1700

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 766
Primary reference Number: 124942
Gem catalogue number: PER 74(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Medallion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124942 Accessed: 2024-11-05 05:39:26

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124942 |title=Medallion |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 05:39:26|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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