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Document identity
localId
21899
label
Ring with Cameo Portrait of the Roman General Marcus Agrippa
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21899
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Cameo Portrait of the Roman General Marcus Agrippa
provenance
George Spencer, fourth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, by 1817, [mode of acquisition unknown] [Marlborough no. 409]; George Spencer-Churchill, fifth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1817, by bequest; George Spencer-Churchill, sixth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1840, by bequest; John Spencer-Churchill, seventh Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1857, by bequest; Sale, The Marlborough Gems, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 28 June 1875, p. 65, lot 409; David Bromilow, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, ca. 1875, by purchase; Julia Bromilow Jary, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, 1898, by bequest; Sale, The Marlborough Gems Purchased by the Late David Bromilow, esq., Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 26 June 1899, p. 74, lot 409; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1899, by purchase [Dikran Kelekian as agent]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
ca. 1625-1675 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
cameos
rings
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1
pageCount
1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2
height
1.5
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 13/16 × W: 9/16 × D: 1 in. (2 × 1.5 × 2.5 cm)
Source extras
med
onyx; gold mount
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
BAR
JWL
exhibition_ids
2506
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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