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Ring: CG 71

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Seated woman, wearing chiton, head-dress and pigtails, holding round object - goddess Anahita?

Notes

History note: Given by Major-General H.L. Haughton

Legal notes

Given by Major-General H.L. Haughton

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3 mm
Height: 23 mm
Width: 21 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Haughton, H.L. Major-General

Dating

3rd Century BC, Early
Circa -300 BCE - Circa -250 BCE

School or Style

Graeco Persian derivative

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 71
Primary reference Number: 124147
Gem catalogue number: O.38.1951
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 29 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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