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Scaraboid: CG 48

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Centaur running to left, holding branch in left hand

Notes

History note: Given by A.A. de Pass

Legal notes

Given by A.A. de Pass

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6.5 mm
Height: 16 mm
Width: 11.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by de Pass, Alfred A.

Dating

Circa -490 - Circa -470

School or Style

Archaic/ Early Classical Greek

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Rock crystal

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 48
Primary reference Number: 124124
Gem catalogue number: P3 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 27 October 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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