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Impression of gem: Suicide of Ajax: youth stabs self with sword in right hand, falls right, head drops to left
History note: Shannon bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Depth: 7 mm
Height: 14 mm
Width: 11 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
4th Century BC#
Circa
-0400
BCE
-
Circa
-0301
BCE
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 100 impression
Primary reference Number: 313773
Gem catalogue number: S8 (CM)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scarab" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/313773 Accessed: 2024-11-02 17:18:07
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University of Cambridge}}
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