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Cameo: CG 527

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Head of a woman with idealized features, in profile to the left. Her hair is swept back over her ear, she wears a stephane over her forehead and a veil on the back of her head. The neck is missing.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

18*
20

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

1st Century, Early#
Circa - Circa 25

School or Style

Roman Imperial

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Sardonyx

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 527
Primary reference Number: 124605
Gem catalogue number: S 43(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 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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