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Ringstone: CG 606

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bust of the emperor Nero, in profile to the right. The face is full and the hair carefully arranged with fringe over forehead. A laurel wreath bound with a ribbon at the back encircles the head. The shoulder is bare.

Notes

History note: Leake collection

Measurements and weight

13
17

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Leake, William Martin

School or Style

Problematic: Roman imperial or Modern

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 606
Primary reference Number: 124876
Gem catalogue number: B 260(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 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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