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Scaraboid: CG 49

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Lioness in profile to left, ivy leaf above

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6 mm
Height: 20 mm
Width: 15 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

5th Century BC, Early
Circa -0500 - Circa -0450

School or Style

Archaic Greek

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Lapis lazuli

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 49
Primary reference Number: 124125
Gem catalogue number: S6 (CM)
Stable URI

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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