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Fob seal: PER.M.59-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Unidentified - two Hebrew characters crowned with coronets.
Bloodstone, mounted in gold of two colours, to make a fob seal, the shaft of which is in the form of the bust of an African figure, the body in bloodstone, the head onyx.

Legal notes

Spencer George Perceval Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George

Components of the work

Head composed of onyx
Fob Seal composed of gold

Materials used in production

Bloodstone

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.59-1923
Primary reference Number: 201514
List number: 59
Gem cat no.: 740
Gem cat no.: 790
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Audit data

Created: Monday 1 June 2015 Updated: Monday 19 February 2024 Last processed: Monday 19 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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