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Ring

c.1970-c.1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White gold ring with a plain flat shank narrowing at the shoulders to form a point ether side of a short rod of white gold which widens to hold a shallow conical cabochon amethyst in a ring of white gold.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
White gold and amethyst
Brief description
Ring, amethyst and white gold, by Torun, Denmark c.1970 - c.1980
Physical description
White gold ring with a plain flat shank narrowing at the shoulders to form a point ether side of a short rod of white gold which widens to hold a shallow conical cabochon amethyst in a ring of white gold.
Dimensions
  • Shank at widest width: 8.5mm
  • Shank diameter: 20.5mm
  • Bezel width: 21mm
  • Shank and bezel at widest part depth: 27.5mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • TORUN (On inside of shank)
    Translation
    Mark of maker
  • illegible (on inside of shank)
    Translation
    standard mark
Credit line
Bequeathed by Gulderen Tekvar
Collection
Accession number
M.41-2022

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Record createdMay 23, 2022
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