Ring
1600-1650 (made)
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This ring is set with five point-cut stones, made of rock crystal. Finds from ancient Egypt show that jewellers have used glass paste to imitate precious stones since at least 1500 BC. The worn edges on this ring are a crude indication that they are not real diamonds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold, set with rock crystal |
| Brief description | An enamelled gold ring set with a star-shaped arrangement of point-cut rock crystal. Western Europe, about 1600-50. |
| Physical description | An enamelled gold ring set with a star-shaped arrangement of five point-cut rock crystal stones |
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| Object history | ex Harman Oates Collection |
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| Summary | This ring is set with five point-cut stones, made of rock crystal. Finds from ancient Egypt show that jewellers have used glass paste to imitate precious stones since at least 1500 BC. The worn edges on this ring are a crude indication that they are not real diamonds. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.20-1929 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2002 |
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