A bearded bust is profile to the right; the hair and tunic are rendered somewhat schematically by means of striations. Above the head is an inscription in rustic script. Bivar suggests a reading on the lines of 'sy(ky)s' but the outline of the characters is entirely problematical.
History note: Greg Bequest
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Greg, Robert, Sir
5th Century#
Circa
400
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Circa
500
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 399
Primary reference Number: 124477
Gem catalogue number: E.28/509.1954
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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