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Metal ring/stamp: CG 578

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Peacock in profile to the right; the head with its prominent crest, the neck and one foot remain.

Measurements and weight

11*
20

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given

Dating

4th Century BC-3rd Century BC#
Circa -0400 BC - Circa -0200 BC

School or Style

Achaemenid or Indian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Bronze ring

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 578
Primary reference Number: 124657
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Metal ring/stamp" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124657 Accessed: 2024-11-22 23:18:25

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124657 |title=Metal ring/stamp |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 23:18:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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