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ca.1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold ring with a high four clawed bezel set with a sapphire. A cast hoop with scrolls, with double scrolls on the shoulders pierced with fleur-de-lis

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold with a sapphire
Brief description
Gold ring with a high four clawed bezel set with a sapphire, west Europe, ca.1825
Physical description
Gold ring with a high four clawed bezel set with a sapphire. A cast hoop with scrolls, with double scrolls on the shoulders pierced with fleur-de-lis
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.8cm
  • Width: 2.7cm
  • Depth: 0.7cm
Object history
Acquired as Italian, 15th century. A ring of somewhat similar design is in the British Museum (Dalton Cat. 2006) and other related rings are in existence
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
4377-1857

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Record createdNovember 4, 2005
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