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Ringstone: CG 174

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Hermes standing to the front enveloped in a chlamys, holding a kerykeion in his right hand

Notes

History note: McClean bequest

Legal notes

McClean bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2 mm
Height: 11.5 mm
Width: 9.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by McClean, Frank

Dating

1st Century BC, Late
Circa -30 - Circa

School or Style

Augustan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 174
Primary reference Number: 124250
Gem catalogue number: B 147 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 April 2016 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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