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Scarab: CG 8

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fishman swimming to the right (Dagon?), zig zag line underneath

Notes

History note: Given by Sir William Elderton

Legal notes

Given by Sir William Elderton

Measurements and weight

Depth: 11 mm
Height: 20.5 mm
Width: 16 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Elderton, William Sir

Dating

7th Century BC-5th Century BC
Circa -0700 - Circa -0401

School or Style

Phoenician

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Dark green spheralitic chert

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 8
Primary reference Number: 124081
Gem catalogue number: S 2
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 October 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124081 Accessed: 2024-12-28 10:01:51

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124081 |title=Scarab |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-28 10:01:51|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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