Maker: Unknown (Possibly)
Gold with sardonyx cameo, opaque white on transparent grey. Head of Homer, bearded, and with lined face, wavy hair bound in fillet, facing in profile to the left. Draped neckline.
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
Circa
1740
CE
-
1800
CE
Cameo
composed of
sardonyx
( opaque white on transparent grey)
Height 26 mm
Width 18 mm
Ring
composed of
gold
Accession number: PER.M.71-1923
Primary reference Number: 176657
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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