A nude male figure with a prominent head seated upon a stone in profile to the right. He holds a hammer in his right hand and a chisel in his left and is engaged in carving a wreath around the neck of a stone crater of the type frequently employed as a garden ornament in the late republic. ground line.
History note: Shannon bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
1st Century BC#
Circa
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Circa
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 204
Primary reference Number: 124281
Gem catalogue number: S 17(CM)
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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