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A comic actor in the role of the New Comedy procurer, clad in a himation and wearing a partly bald mask with a long beard, standing towards the front. In his right hand he holds a long staff with a crooked handle. Ground line.
History note: Shannon bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 14 mm
Width: 9 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
1st Century BC, Late
Circa
-0080
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Circa
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 210
Primary reference Number: 124287
Gem catalogue number: S 30(CM)
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124287 Accessed: 2024-11-25 05:39:00
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University of Cambridge}}
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