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Metal ring/stamp: CG 566

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Apis bull stands in profile to the right. In front of him is an altar. Ground line.

Notes

History note: Given by G.D. Hornblower

Measurements and weight

12
9

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Dating

1st Century BC#
Circa -100 - Circa

School or Style

Late Hellenistic Egyptian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Bronze ring

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 566
Primary reference Number: 124645
Gem catalogue number: E.32.1939
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 8 April 2015 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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