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Obverse: Harpocrates crouching on a lotus flower. Type as for CG 495. Reverse: scarabaeus beetle.
History note: Perceval bequest
10
13
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George
2nd Century-3rd Century
Circa
100
-
Circa
300
possibly Ptolemaic, more likely Roman Imperial
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 496
Primary reference Number: 124574
Gem catalogue number: B 317(CM)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Magical amulet" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/124574 Accessed: 2024-10-15 14:29:49
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|title=Magical amulet
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-15 14:29:49|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/ant/ant46/CG_20496_1_201404_jas244_dc2.jpg" alt="Magical amulet" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Magical amulet</figcaption> </figure> </div>
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