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Scarab: CG 123

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Three-quarters back view of nude Aphrodite, looking right and holding himation.

Notes

History note: Perceval bequest

Legal notes

Perceval bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6 mm
Height: 14 mm
Width: 8 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

3rd Century BC
Circa -0300 - Circa -0201

School or Style

Italic/Roman

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Banded agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 123
Primary reference Number: 124199
Gem catalogue number: B77 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 31 January 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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