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Sealstone: CG 720

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Maker(s)

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Description

A love-scene, with Hercules and Omphale on a bed covered with the lion-skin. Mount: silver swivel-ring, type 3

Notes

History note: Shannon Bequest

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

15.5
19

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

16th Century-17th Century#
Circa 1500 - Circa 1700

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Sard

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 720
Primary reference Number: 124926
Gem catalogue number: S 18(CM)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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