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Sealstone: CG 665

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Head of a man wearing radiate crown and facing in profile to the right; perhaps Apollo Helios

Notes

History note: Leake collection

Measurements and weight

12
13

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Leake, William Martin

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1600

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 665
Primary reference Number: 124894
Gem catalogue number: B 269(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 April 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sealstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124894 Accessed: 2024-11-22 06:47:19

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124894 |title=Sealstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 06:47:19|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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