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Ring

Ring

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (south, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1580 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Enamelled gold, set with a layered agate cameo

  • Credit Line:

    Salting Bequest

  • Museum number:

    M.555-1910

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 8, shelf C, box 22

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This ring of enamelled gold is set with an onyx cameo representing the head of Medusa. The shoulders and oval bezel are chased with cartouches, masks and foliage. The elaborate and colourful setting is typical of South German work around 1580.

Physical description

Ring of enamelled gold. Oval bezel set with a layered agate cameo representing the head of Medusa. The shoulders and bezel chased with cartouches, masks and foliage.

Place of Origin

Germany (south, made)

Date

ca. 1580 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Enamelled gold, set with a layered agate cameo

Dimensions

Height: 2.8 cm, Width: 2.6 cm, Depth: 1.7 cm

Object history note

Pforzheim Exhibition RF.96/1572

Descriptive line

Ring, enamelled gold with cameo head of Medusa in layered agate, South Germany, about 1580

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Venturelli, Paola, Gioielli e gioiellieri Milanesi: storia, arte, moda (1450-1630), 1996, p.132

Exhibition History

Idol und Ideal (Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim 10/05/1997-05/10/1997)

Materials

Gold; Enamel; Agate

Techniques

Enamelled

Subjects depicted

Foliage; Masks; Cartouches; Medusa

Categories

Metalwork; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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