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Ringstone: CG 126

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Kadmos at fountain, nude, holding shield in left hand, jug visible in front, snake wound around right leg.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.5 mm
Height: 16 mm
Width: 13 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

3rd Century BC
Circa -0300 - Circa -0201

School or Style

Italic

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Glass paste imitating banded agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 126
Primary reference Number: 124202
Gem catalogue number: S15 (CM)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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