A female figure, perhaps a muse, walking towards the right. She wears a long chiton and mantle, the folds of which flutter out behind her, and plays a lyre which she holds in her left hand. Her head is thrown back as though to express ecstasy or inspiration.
History note: Shannon bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
1st Century BC#
Circa
-0100
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Circa
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 520
Primary reference Number: 124598
Gem catalogue number: S 39(CM)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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