Part of a bowl with device in cameo: CG 542

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Entities

Categories

Engraved gems

Description

Herakles to the left with his right arm raised above his head, holding a club in his hand. His left arm is draped in a lion-skin. Before him is a centaur which has its left foreleg and its arms raised. Herakles' left leg and the back of the centaur are missing.

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

38
7.5

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1st Century, Early
Circa - Circa 50

School or Style

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Classical Gems, Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 251

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 542
Primary reference Number: 124620
Gem catalogue number: GR.112.1937
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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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