IDENTIFIERS
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id:	167126
accession number:	M.37-1933

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Thursday 10 December 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Sardonyx intaglio of Alexander the Great in Nicolo facing in profile to the right. He has long hair and wears a cloak and Classical armour: dragon-crested helmet embossed with an armed centaur and the bearded mask of Jupiter Ammon, cuirass with scrollwork centring on winged child's head with snake above, lion's mask at the shoulder. Inscription in Roman capitals (not retrograde): ALEXANDER MAGNUS. 'Alexander the Great'.
title:	intaglio

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Purchased at Sotheby's by donor


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Given by A.A. de Pass

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167126





CATEGORIES
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category: jewellery

DATING
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creation date:	1500 - 1600
creation date earliest:	1500
creation date latest:	1600
culture:	16th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown


CITATIONS
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Classical gems: ancient and modern intaglios and cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Sotheby Sale Catalogue
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