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Scaraboid: CG 52

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Nude youth in profile to right, holding staff and leaning down to pat head of dog

Notes

History note: Leake collection

Legal notes

Purchased

Measurements and weight

Depth: 9 mm
Height: 20 mm
Width: 16 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Leake, William Martin

Dating

Circa -480 - Circa -460

School or Style

Early Classical Greek

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Brownish chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 52
Primary reference Number: 124128
Gem catalogue number: B33 (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

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