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Scarab: CG 105

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Heracles, nude and bearded, carrying club, running left, hound beneath

Notes

History note: Given by A.A. de Pass

Legal notes

Given by A.A. de Pass

Measurements and weight

Depth: 8 mm
Height: 15 mm
Width: 11 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by de Pass, Alfred A.

Dating

4th Century BC#
Circa -400 - Circa -301

School or Style

Etruscan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Black and white banded agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 105
Primary reference Number: 124181
Gem catalogue number: P2 (CM)
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 10 October 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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