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Ringstone: CG 771

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Cupid leaning on an inverted torch, legs crossed, facing three-quarters to the right. Mount: gold ring, type 1a; illegible stamp.

Notes

History note: Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

10
18

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George

School or Style

Problematic: roman Imperial or eighteenth century

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 771
Primary reference Number: 124946
Gem catalogue number: B 246*(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) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124946 Accessed: 2024-03-28 08:17:03

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124946 |title=Ringstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 08:17:03|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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