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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Italian, probably Neapolitan
Title:Bracelet with six cameos
Date Made:ca. 1850
Type:Adornment
Materials:Lava and gold
Place Made:Europe; Italy; Naples (probably)
Measurements:overall: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/4 in.; 8.89 x 11.43 x .635 cm
Narrative Inscription:  None
Accession Number:  MH 1948.1.4.I(b).J
Credit Line:Gift of Henrietta Franchois Fitzmaurice (Class of 1896) in memory of Esther C. Fitzmaurice and Sarah A. Start (Class of 1852)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Bracelet composed of vertical ovals of carved stones with pairs of figures (women, warriors, cupids) set into gold with gold clasp and guard chain.

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