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Ringstone: CG 257

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Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

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Description

Zeus seated on a diphros. His body is turned towards the left and he holds a patera in his outstretched right hand. In his left hand he supports a sceptre. In front of the god is a circular altar on which a fire is burning.

Notes

History note: Leake collection

Measurements and weight

11
13

At the moment, this record does not display units or type of measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Leake, William Martin

Dating

2nd Century#
Circa 100 - Circa 200

School or Style

Roman Imperial

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 257
Primary reference Number: 124335
Gem catalogue number: B 127(CM)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 August 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124335 Accessed: 2024-04-27 20:14:54

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124335 |title=Ringstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 20:14:54|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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