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Scarab: CG 17

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bes, in profile to right, fighting lion.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Depth: 8 mm
Height: 16 mm
Width: 11 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

6th Century BC, Late#
Circa -0550 - Circa -0501

School or Style

Graeco-Phoenician

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Dark green jasper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 17
Primary reference Number: 124091
Gem catalogue number: S 3 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 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/124091 Accessed: 2024-03-28 22:13:24

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