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Intaglio: CM.56-1967

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Lion standing in profile to left, w. swastika and poss. stylized bull's head

Notes

History note: Given by R.G. Whitehead

Legal notes

Given by R.G. Whitehead

Measurements and weight

Depth: 10 mm
Height: 15 mm
Width: 13 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Whitehead, R. G.

Dating

4th Century BC#
Circa -0400 BCE - Circa -0301 BCE

School or Style

Graeco-Persian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Greyish chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.56-1967
Primary reference Number: 124144
Gem catalogue number: CG 68

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 12 November 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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