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Sealstone: CG 4

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Pair of oryxes back to back

Notes

History note: Given by G.D. Hornblower

Legal notes

Given by G.D. Hornblower

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3 mm
Height: 15.5 mm
Width: 12.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Dating

5th Century BC-4th Century BC#
Circa -500 - Circa -301

School or Style

Egyptian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Light olive-green Egyptian steatite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 4
Primary reference Number: 124078
Gem catalogue number: E.475.1939
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 8 April 2015 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sealstone" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/124078 Accessed: 2024-03-28 23:54:58

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/124078 |title=Sealstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 23:54:58|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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