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Ringstone: CG 169

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bust of Zeus Ammon, with luxuriant hair, beard and ram's horns. Surrounding legend

Notes

History note: McClean bequest

Legal notes

McClean bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3 mm
Height: 14 mm
Width: 10.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by McClean, Frank

Dating

1st Century BC#
Production date: circa 100 BC

School or Style

Late Hellenistic/Augustan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 169
Primary reference Number: 124245
Gem catalogue number: B57(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 9 November 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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