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Scarab: GR.18.1954

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Also recored as CG 1 . Cat seated in profile to left

Notes

History note: Greg Bequest

Legal notes

Greg bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 4.5 mm
Height: 11 mm
Width: 8 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Greg, Robert, Sir

Dating

6th Century BC, Late#
Circa -0530 - Circa -0501

School or Style

Graeco-Egyptian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Black steatite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.18.1954
Primary reference Number: 124075
Gem catalogue number: CG 1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 26 October 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

Citation for print

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