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Sealstone: CG 636

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Head of barbarossa, wearing a turban pinned with a crescent brooch, facing in profile to the left.

Notes

History note: Leake collection

Measurements and weight

13
15

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Leake, William Martin

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 - Circa 1600

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Bloodstone

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 636
Primary reference Number: 124884
Gem catalogue number: CM.114.1864
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 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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