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Sealstone: CG 695

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A nymph, facing towards the right, bow and arrow in her left hand, caressing an infant cradled in her bosom, perhaps Adonis. Mount: gold open-backed setting

Measurements and weight

15
18.5

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Dating

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

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Red jasper

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 695
Primary reference Number: 124914
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) "Sealstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124914 Accessed: 2024-11-04 18:28:01

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124914 |title=Sealstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-04 18:28:01|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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