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Cameo pendant: CG 549

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Pendant containing a legend within hatched surround

Notes

History note: Towry Whyte bequest

Measurements and weight

20
27

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed

Dating

4th Century-5th Century
Circa 300 AD - Circa 500 AD

School or Style

Late Antique

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Green glass

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 549
Primary reference Number: 124628
Gem catalogue number: E.238.1932
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 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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