Female bust shown full face in high relief. The face is impassive and mask-like with prominent eyes, the pupils boldly outlined. The hair is parted vertically from the forehead. A cross on the neck may be a later addition. Stars have been engraved in intaglio upon it, and three are now visible on one side, four on the other.
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Method of acquisition: Bought
Late third or early fourth century A.D.
Circa
280
AD
-
Circa
320
AD
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 529
Primary reference Number: 124607
Gem catalogue number: CM.293.1968
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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