Ring, Signet
- Object Name:
- Ring, Signet
- Object ID:
- 1995.611.12
- Description:
- Signet ring, gold. Reddish-tan translucent stone seal. Cabochon style. Slightly raised band around edge of gold mount. Simple fleur-de-lis decoration transitioning from finger loop to bottom edge of mount. Front surface of seal slightly matte. Relief in seal very similar to La Pieta. Stone is probably carnelian, a variety of chalcedony.
- Material:
- Metal
Stone
Gold - Dimensions:
- H-2 W-2.16 D-2.14 cm Weight-5 gr
- Provenance:
- Probably part of a group of stone seals with classical motifs, presumably from the collection of Guy Lowell (1870-1927) of Boston, donated by his wife, Henrietta S. Lowell (1874-1953). See 1929.009.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Laura G. Carr
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