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Sealstone: CG 616

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Head of Socrates, bald, bearded and snub-nosed, facing in profile to the left; drapery indicated at the shoulder. Mount: gold fob, foliated and rubbed

Notes

History note: Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

12

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

17th Century-18th Century#
Circa 1600 - Circa 1800

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 616
Primary reference Number: 124880
Gem catalogue number: B 265 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 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) "Sealstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124880 Accessed: 2024-03-28 14:54:37

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124880 |title=Sealstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 14:54:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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