Skip to main content

Ringstone: CG 925

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Lioness leaping right over zebu calf in profile to the left.

Notes

History note: Davis gift

Measurements and weight

13
15

At the moment, this record does not display units or type of measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Davis, R.C. Mr

Dating

6th Century#
Circa 500 - Circa 600

School or Style

Sasanian

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Burnt agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 925
Primary reference Number: 124725
Gem catalogue number: E.212.1982

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 23 March 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124725 Accessed: 2024-04-18 18:51:02

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124725 |title=Ringstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-18 18:51:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-124725

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Ringstone

Ringstone

Accession Number: CG 656

An image of Stamp seal

Stamp seal

Accession Number: ANE.201.1982

An image of Stamp seal

Stamp seal

Accession Number: ANE.202.1982

An image of Ringstone

Ringstone

Accession Number: CG 124

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo