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Miniature relief: CG 541

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A maenad's head in profile to the left. Behind it and also to the left is a pot-bellied and bearded satyr, standing and playing the double pipes. Above is a garland.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

60
73

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1st Century
Circa - Circa 100

School or Style

Roman Imperial

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Fluorite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 541
Primary reference Number: 124619
Gem catalogue number: GR.113.1937

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

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