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Scaraboid: CG 60

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Standing Persian in characteristic costume, holding inverted spear in right hand.

Notes

History note: Given by Major-General H.L. Haughton

Legal notes

Given by Major-General H.L. Haughton

Measurements and weight

Depth: 11 mm
Height: 26 mm
Width: 20 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Haughton, H.L. Major-General

Dating

5th Century BC-4th Century BC#
Circa -500 BCE - Circa -301 BCE

School or Style

Graeco-Persian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Grey and white chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 60
Primary reference Number: 124136
Gem catalogue number: O.37.1951
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 27 October 2015 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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