Pichler family
(Maker)
Sard intaglio head of Minerva/Athena, in profile to left. Signed ‘PICHLER’ in Greek letters, set in an oval gold mount with a loop and ring for suspension at the top.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy
Height: 4.3 cm
Width: 3.6 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1984-03-12)
by
Hull Grundy, J., Mrs
First half of 19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1860
Intaglio
composed of
sard
Mount
composed of
gold
Gem
Height 3.6 cm
Width 2.8 cm
Accession number: M.44-1984
Primary reference Number: 166874
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Pendant"
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