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Scarab: CG 122

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Horse running to right, pomegranate above, plant in front.

Legal notes

Purchased through J.H. (later Sir John) Marshall.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 7.5 mm
Height: 12 mm
Width: 9 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought

Dating

3rd Century BC
Circa -0300 BC - Circa -0201 BC

School or Style

Italic

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Banded chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 122
Primary reference Number: 124198
Gem catalogue number: B67 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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