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Ringstone: CG 197

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Diomedes in profile to the right, nude apart from the chlamys over his left arm. His left leg is bent under him as he clambers over the garlanded altar in troy. In his right hand he holds his sword and in his left hand the sacred Palladium of Troy. In front is a statue upon a pedestal

Notes

History note: Given by A.A. de Pass

Measurements and weight

Height: 19.5 mm
Width: 19.5 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by de Pass, Alfred A.

Dating

1st Century BC#
Circa -0100 - Circa

School or Style

Augustan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 197
Primary reference Number: 124274
Gem catalogue number: P 24(CM)
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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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