The wounded hero. Tydeus, his shield still strapped to his arm, bending forward trying to extract an arrow from his shin. He is naked and bends forward to the right. Inscription is the Etruscan equivalent of Tydeus. Hatched border. Mount: open-backed gold swivel-ring.
History note: Shannon Bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
18th Century
Circa
1700
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Circa
1800
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 728
Primary reference Number: 124930
Gem catalogue number: S 12(CM)
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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