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Description: | AmethystIntaglio. Flat oval gemstone, cut with the slightly left-facing (as viewed) bust and shoulders of a man with sideburns and beard but no moustache, wearing a jacket with prominently high lapels. The reversed legend BRIGHT appears below the bust. Presumably from a seal or seal ring. The back of stone bears diagonal marks from sawing. The edges of stone are bevelled. The image resembles that of John Bright (1811-1889), a Quaker, Radical, and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was a noted orator and in later life a critic of British foreign policy. If he is indeed the subject of this stone, its user and/or loser may have been involved in aspects of his political campaignsSuggested date: Modern, 1850-1900. Length: 11.7mm, Width: 14.9mm, Thickness: 3.04mm, Weight: 1.81gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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