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Half-length bust of a male child. He has full cheeks and his hair is arranged in a series of waving locks. His body is draped, apart from his hands, which clutch two pine-cones of different sizes, and ear of corn and a leaf. These are, of course, Dionysiac and suggestive of an other worldly interpretation; also two wings, now largely cut away, more properly belong to Eros.
History note: Shannon bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 57 mm
Width: 38 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
2nd Century#
Circa
100
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Circa
200
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 540
Primary reference Number: 124618
Gem catalogue number: GR.114.1937
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Miniature portrait sculpture" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/124618 Accessed: 2024-11-05 21:10:32
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