Maker: Unknown
Plain gold, set with chalcedony, oval. Omphale, naked, but draped with Hercules' lion-skin, walking towards the right, shouldering his club. Ground line.
History note: Unknown before testator
S.G. Perceval Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Intaglio
composed of
chalcedony
Height 13 mm
Width 10 mm
Ring
composed of
gold
Accession number: PER.M.95-1923
Primary reference Number: 176733
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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