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Ringstone: CG 170

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Profile of head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath

Notes

History note: Hasluck bequest

Legal notes

Hasluck Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2 mm
Height: 11 mm
Width: 8 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed

Dating

1st Century BC, Late-1st Century, Early#
Circa -0050 BC - Circa 50 AD

School or Style

Augustan/Early imperial

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 170
Primary reference Number: 124246
Gem catalogue number: B 237(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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