Locket
ca. 1570-1600 (made)
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Locket of a layered agate cameo of two male busts, set in gold decorated with painted enamels and rubies. Made in Germany (the cameo made about 1570, the setting about 1600). On the reverse a painted enamel landscape with a skull and a putto blowing bubbles (an allegory of the brevity of life). A memento mori or memorial locket.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Layered agate cameo in an enamelled gold mount set with rubies with painted enamel |
| Brief description | Locket with a layered agate cameo of two male busts in an enamelled gold mount set with rubies. On the reverse a painted enamel of a putto blowing bubbles in a landscape, made in Germany, the cameo about 1570, the setting about 1600 |
| Physical description | Locket of a layered agate cameo of two male busts, set in gold decorated with painted enamels and rubies. Made in Germany (the cameo made about 1570, the setting about 1600). On the reverse a painted enamel landscape with a skull and a putto blowing bubbles (an allegory of the brevity of life). A memento mori or memorial locket. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Joan Evans |
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| Accession number | M.249-1975 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2005 |
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