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Ringstone: CG 78

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bearded Heracles, half turned to right, holding sword, with dead lion.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 4 mm
Height: 12 mm
Width: 11 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

3rd Century BC
Circa -0300 - Circa -0201

School or Style

Hellenistic

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Amethystine garnet

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 78
Primary reference Number: 124154
Gem catalogue number: S36 (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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