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Ring
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Ring
- Place of origin:
Europe (North West, made)
- Date:
1550-75 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Enamelled gold with rubies
- Credit Line:
Given by Dame Joan Evans
- Museum number:
M.280-1962
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 8, shelf D, box 19
Physical description
Enamelled gold ring, the bezel in the form of a skull and cross-bones in a border of rubies with an enamelled rosette behind, two marks 'CC' and 'AL[?]' in a monogram.
Place of Origin
Europe (North West, made)
Date
1550-75 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Enamelled gold with rubies
Marks and inscriptions
two marks 'CC' and 'AL[?]' in a monogram
Dimensions
Height: 2.6 cm, Width: 2.3 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm
Descriptive line
Enamelled gold ring, the bezel in the form of a skull and cross-bones in a border of rubies with an enamelled rosette behind, two marks 'CC' and 'AL[?]' in a monogram. Europe, 1550-75.
Materials
Gold; Enamel; Ruby
Subjects depicted
Death; Skull (skeleton component); Memento mori
Categories
Metalwork; Jewellery; Death
Collection code
MET
