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Medallion: CG 753

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Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Head of Medusa, facing to the front, features contorted with pain, wings springing through her tangled hair, and a pair of snakes knotted under her chin. Mount: gold setting with suspension loop.

Notes

History note: Shannon Bequest

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

22
24

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 - Circa 1600

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Sardonyx

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 753
Primary reference Number: 124938
Gem catalogue number: S 38(CM)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

Citation for print

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