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Scarab: E.521.1954

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Man running to right, holding sword to stab animal on right

Notes

History note: Greg Bequest

Legal notes

Greg bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 12.5 mm
Height: 21.5 mm
Width: 15.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Greg, Robert, Sir

Dating

6th Century BC#
Circa -600 - Circa -501

School or Style

Phoenician

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Yellow jasper with clear patches

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.521.1954
Primary reference Number: 124086
Gem catalogue number: CG 12
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 October 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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