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Scarab: [dup]e.ga.6.1947

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Crab seen from above

Notes

History note: Gayer-Anderson Bequest

Legal notes

Gayer-Anderson bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 7.5 mm
Height: 14 mm
Width: 10 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

5th Century BC, first half#
Circa -0500 - Circa -0450

School or Style

Late Archaic/ Early Classical Greek#

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Mottled jasper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: [dup]e.ga.6.1947
Primary reference Number: 124126
Gem catalogue number: EGA.6.1947
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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) "Scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124126 Accessed: 2024-12-18 17:51:36

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