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Ringstone: CG 344

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Draped bust of a woman in profile to the right. Her hair is waved in bands and drawn together at the back into a chignon, and around her shoulders she wears a pallium, fastened at the right shoulder with a disc-brooch. Her eye is prominently outlined.

Notes

History note: Given by A.A. de Pass

Measurements and weight

12
9

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 160 - Circa 170

School or Style

Roman Imperial

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Red jasper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 344
Primary reference Number: 124422
Gem catalogue number: P 32(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 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/124422 Accessed: 2024-12-29 12:42:22

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124422 |title=Ringstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-29 12:42:22|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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