finger-ring; cameo

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Object Type: finger-ring; cameo
Museum number: 1978,1002.731
Description: Gold finger-ring; gold a sardonyx cameo of a stag raising his rear leg to scratch his belly.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1stC-2ndC (cameo)
Production place: Made in: Italy (cameo)
Materials: gold; sardonyx
Technique
Dimensions: Width: 1.10 centimetres (cameo)
Curator's comments: Text from catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift (Gere et al 1984) no 852 Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club 'Exhibition of Greek Art' (1904) This cameo is a version of an intaglio (Boardman 1968, no.11) which also came from the Robinson collection. (Charlotte Gere)
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Acquisition name: Donated by: Anne Hull Grundy; Donated by: Prof John Hull Grundy
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Constantine Alexander Ionides (?); Previous owner/ex-collection: Benjamin Robinson
Acquisition date: 1978-1981
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1978,1002.731
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HG.731 (masterlist number)
Conservation

Free entry