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Ringstone: CG 205

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A female figure standing bent in profile to the right. She wear a himation and holds an offering in her right hand which she drops on a circular altar. Beyond is a small shrine perched on a rock. There is an image within the shrine and a sacred tree grows from the rock

Notes

History note: Leake collection

Measurements and weight

10

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Leake, William Martin

Dating

1st Century BC#
Circa -100 - Circa

School or Style

Augustan

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 205
Primary reference Number: 124282
Gem catalogue number: B 225(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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124282 Accessed: 2024-11-22 07:38:53

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