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Seal: GR.4.2001

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Dark greay chlorite/serpentine prism-shaped seal, engraved on all three faces with spiral and linear designs, pierced through

Notes

History note: Put up for auction at Christie's, London 5/6/1989 lot 26, but remained unsold.

History note: Formerly in the Erlenmeyer collection, formed by Herr Erlenmeyer (died 1968) between 1943 and 1963.

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.009 m
Width: 0.019 m

Place(s) associated

  • Crete

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2001) by Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd

Materials used in production

Chlorite/serpentine

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.4.2001
Primary reference Number: 167931
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 20 April 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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