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Metal ring/stamp: CG 564

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A facing mask above an upright club on a short baseline: symbolic of Herakles

Notes

History note: Gayer-Anderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

26
30

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Dating

2nd Century BC
Circa -200 - Circa -100

School or Style

Hellenistic

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Iron ring

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 564
Primary reference Number: 124643
Gem catalogue number: EGA.87.1947
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 August 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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