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Fragment of bowl with device in cameo: CG 543

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Not enough remains to allow the subject to be identified, but a horse's leg and either a mane or a horse-tail are discernible, so the composition included a horse (or a satyr)

Notes

History note: Shannon bequest

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

12
60

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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

Agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 543
Primary reference Number: 124621
Gem catalogue number: GR.117.1937

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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