RING
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The hoop of the ring is composed of two fantastic animals. They reach up and grasp the bezel which is set with a carnelian in the shape of a half melon. The carnelian is indented with eight lines that curve around the side of the stone. The bezel is carved with a series of sharp pointed scallops. The animals have thick paws, flattened heads and long, scaly, reptile-like bodies, that merge in the center back of the ring.
- Object name:
- RING
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- carnelian
- Made in:
- UNKNOWN
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 4 x 2.9 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 17.3
- Class:
- JEWELRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973