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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Ring

ca. 1575 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled gold ring with a bezel cast in the form of a man struggling with a unicorn, the shoulders with cast volutes


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cast gold with traces of enamel
Brief description
Enamelled gold ring with a bezel cast in the form of a man struggling with a unicorn, the shoulders with cast volutes, Germany, about 1575.
Physical description
Enamelled gold ring with a bezel cast in the form of a man struggling with a unicorn, the shoulders with cast volutes
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.6cm
  • Width: 2cm
  • Depth: 0.5cm
Object history
ex Waterton Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
963-1871

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Record createdNovember 21, 2005
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