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Ringstone: CG 409

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A female figure standing in profile to the right; she has a long pigtail and is dressed in a mantle. She holds a flowers in front of her. Above her is a canopy or aedicula, supported on two piers which represent a temple.

Notes

History note: McClean bequest

Measurements and weight

16
23

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by McClean, Frank

Dating

5th Century#
Circa 400 - Circa 500

School or Style

Sasanian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 409
Primary reference Number: 124487
Gem catalogue number: B 47(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024 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/124487 Accessed: 2024-11-25 09:53:59

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