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Kunzite ring
about 1970
Medium/Technique
Gold, kunzite
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 2.9 x 3.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2017.4915
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionThe center stone is a large faceted pear-shape kunzite set within a gold bezel. The gold mount is constructed of overlapping gold elements with scratched details.
Signed
Signed on gold plaque on reverse: "Miye / Janiye"
Marks
Stamped "18kt and 22kt"
ProvenanceBy 2008, Fine Jewelry Sale, Skinner, Boston, sale 2401, lot 410 to Daphne Farago (b. 1924 - d. 2017), Little Compton, RI; 2017, bequest of Daphne Farago to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)