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Cylinder-seal: CG 28b

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Description

Three frontal standing figures, with bow and arrows, holding ox-hide

Legal notes

Purchased, Sir John Marshall

Measurements and weight

Depth: 10 mm
Height: 25 mm
Width: 10 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought

Dating

13th Century BC, Late-12th Century BC
Circa -1250 BC - Circa -1101 BC

School or Style

Cypriote

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Greenish-black cuprous sulphide

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 28b
Primary reference Number: 124104
Gem catalogue number: GR.81.1901

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 5 December 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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