Female head in profile to the left; face refined and delicate, with a long straight nose and neatly delineated mouth; her lips are slightly parted and her head is held high, the attitude of an ecstatic maenad. Around her brow is a thin diadem or hairband.
History note: Shannon bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
16.5*
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
1st Century BC#
Circa
-0100
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Circa
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 521
Primary reference Number: 124599
Gem catalogue number: S 41(CM)
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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