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Ringstone: CG 74

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bust of young man in profile to right

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3 mm
Height: 15 mm
Width: 14 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

3rd Century BC-2nd Century BC#
Circa -0300 - Circa -0101

School or Style

Hellenistic

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 74
Primary reference Number: 124150
Gem catalogue number: S23 (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) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124150 Accessed: 2024-11-25 04:02:25

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124150 |title=Ringstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 04:02:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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