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Ringstone: CG 208

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bearded countryman wearing a rough skin cloak standing leaning upon his staff in profile to the right. A hound sits at his feet, and beyond are four goats, of which one is lying down, two are standing and the fourth is browsing under a tree. Ground line.

Notes

History note: Perceval bequest

Measurements and weight

10
13

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

1st Century, second half#
Circa -50 - Circa

School or Style

Augustan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Sard

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 208
Primary reference Number: 124285
Gem catalogue number: B 96(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 9 November 2015 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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