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Scaraboid: CG 47

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Male figure wearing Egyptian kilt, w. bifurcated neck & horse heads in profile to right and left, with wings and holding snake in each hand.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.5 mm
Height: 18 mm
Width: 14 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Late Archaic Greek, modified, Roman Imperial period
Circa -0510 - Circa -0490

School or Style

Late Archaic Greek

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Light brown chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 47
Primary reference Number: 124123
Gem catalogue number: S37 (CM)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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