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Sealstone: CG 705

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bust of Minerva facing in profile to the left, wearing scaly aegis and plumed helmet, with her shield at the shoulder.

Notes

History note: Given by Mrs Bellerby Lowerison

Measurements and weight

10
11

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Bellerby Lowerison, Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - Circa 1800

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 705
Primary reference Number: 124919
Gem catalogue number: CM.200.1959
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 16 May 2016 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/124919 Accessed: 2024-12-24 00:17:54

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124919 |title=Sealstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-24 00:17:54|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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