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Magical amulet: CG 518

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Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

An unintelligible magical inscription

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

14
18

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

First inscribed 500 BC
Circa -0500 - Circa 200

School or Style

Late Greek Archaic with roman imperial inscription

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 518
Primary reference Number: 124596
Gem catalogue number: S 37(CM)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Magical amulet" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124596 Accessed: 2024-04-16 15:25:29

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124596 |title=Magical amulet |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-16 15:25:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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