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Scarab: CG 1073

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A boar shown in profile to the right with a pointed snout and prominent crest of bristles down the back, interrupted in the middle, and with only one of the front legs indicated; hatched border.

Notes

History note: Bequeathed by Miss B.K. Burn

Measurements and weight

11
14

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Burn, B.K. Miss

Dating

6th Century BC, Late-5th Century, Early#
Circa -580 - Circa -420

School or Style

Archaic Greek

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 1073
Primary reference Number: 124872
Gem catalogue number: CM.368.1982
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 April 2016 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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