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Ringstone: CG 197 impression

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Impression of gem: Diomedes in profile to the right, nude apart from the chlamys over his left arm. His left leg is bent under him as he clambers over the garlanded altar in troy. In his right hand he holds his sword and in his left hand the sacred Palladium of Troy. In front is a statue upon a pedestal

Notes

History note: Given by A.A. de Pass

Measurements and weight

Height: 19.5 mm
Width: 19.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by de Pass, Alfred A.

Dating

1st Century BC#
Circa -0100 BCE - Circa CE

School or Style

Augustan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 197 impression
Primary reference Number: 313776
Gem catalogue number: P 24(CM)
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 7 February 2024 Updated: Wednesday 7 February 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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