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Signet ring
- Place of origin:
Germany (possibly, made)
- Date:
1700-1725 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Gold, enamelled, set with a bloodstone intaglio in an enamelled setting
- Credit Line:
Given by Dame Joan Evans
- Museum number:
M.232-1975
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Enamelled gold signet ring with an oval bezel, set with a bloodstone intaglio On the left, a falcon standing in profile to right, head crowned with the double crown of Egypt and a solar disk. Beside the falcon, also in profile to right, a lion-headed serpent with a thick mane and a beard (Chnoubis). Facing them on the right, standing in profile to left, an ibis., with an enamelled setting.
Place of Origin
Germany (possibly, made)
Date
1700-1725 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Gold, enamelled, set with a bloodstone intaglio in an enamelled setting
Dimensions
Height: 2.3 cm, Width: 2.2 cm, Depth: 1.4 cm
Descriptive line
Enamelled gold signet ring with an oval bezel, set with a bloodstone intaglio of a falcon, lion-headed snake (Chnoubis) and ibis, with an enamelled setting. The ring possibly Germany, 1700-25 set with an earlier intaglio.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Catalogued for the Campbell-Bonner magical gems database (classics.mfab.hu/talismans/cbd/2682 0), database ID CBd- 2918
Materials
Gold; Bloodstone
Techniques
Enamelling; Intaglio
Subjects depicted
Skull (skeleton component); Scalloping; Intaglios; Escutcheons (coats of arms); Falcon (bird); Snakes; Ibis
Categories
Jewellery; Metalwork
Collection
Metalwork Collection