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Ring
Italian
late 18th-early 19th century
Object Place: Europe, Florence, Italy
Medium/Technique
Gold and shell
Dimensions
Height x width (bezel): 1 x 13/16 in. (2.5 x 2.1 cm)
Height x width (shank): 5/8 x 7/8 in. (1.6 x 2.3 cm)
Height x width (shank): 5/8 x 7/8 in. (1.6 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
William D. Boardman Collection—Gift of Mrs. Alice L. Boardman
Accession Number01.5946
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionRing with an oval shell cameo featuring a woman's head in profile. The woman has an elaborate coiffure and is wearing a plain diadem and an ornamental spray of leaves in her hair. The cameo is bezel set and is surrounded by a plain metal border. The shoulders flare toward the bezel and are undecorated, as is the shank. It has been repaired at the shoulders. The underside of the bezel is open.