cameo; finger-ring

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Object Type: cameo; finger-ring
Museum number: .315
Description: Cameo; onyx; head of Socrates to right; mounted in modern gold ring.
Production date: 18thC
Materials: onyx; gold
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 0.60 inches
Curator's comments: Text from Dalton 1915, Catalogue of Engraved Gems: In a modern gold ring. The head of Socrates was always a popular subject with modern gem engravers, both in cameo and intaglio, and examples are numerous. Cf. nos. 316, 1023-1026.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: .315

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