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Scarab: CG 107

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Heracles standing to front facing right, chlamys draped over right. arm, supporting club with. left hand.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 8.5 mm
Height: 16 mm
Width: 11 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

4th Century BC-3rd Century BC#
Circa -0400 - Circa -0201

School or Style

Etruscan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Burnt cornelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 107
Primary reference Number: 124183
Gem catalogue number: S11 (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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