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Scarab: E.31.1944

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Griffin seated in profile to left, raised wings.

Notes

History note: Given by L.C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Given by L.C.G. Clarke

Measurements and weight

Depth: 7 mm
Height: 13 mm
Width: 10 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

6th Century BC#
Circa -0600 - Circa -0501

School or Style

Phoenician

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.31.1944
Primary reference Number: 124085
Gem catalogue number: CG 11
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 15 July 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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