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Cowroid: [dup] e.85.1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Royal sphinx walking to left

Notes

History note: Given by Mrs. J.A. Venn

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J.A. Venn

Measurements and weight

Depth: 7.5 mm
Height: 19.5 mm
Width: 17 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Venn, J. A., Mrs

Dating

5th Century BC#
Circa -0500 - Circa -0401

School or Style

Phoenico-Achaemenid

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Brown volcanic lava

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: [dup] e.85.1927
Primary reference Number: 124101
Gem catalogue number: E.85.1927
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 3 September 2021 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) "Cowroid" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124101 Accessed: 2024-04-26 16:19:00

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124101 |title=Cowroid |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 16:19:00|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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