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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
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IIIF Manifest
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Magical amulet" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/124574 Accessed: 2024-11-25 21:08:34
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University of Cambridge}}
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