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Medallion: CG 859

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Livia and Octavia sacrifice at the altar of Mars in thanksgiving for the safe return of Augustus from his Spanish campaign. Ground line and reserved border.

Legal notes

Given by The Hon. Lady Ida Darwin

Measurements and weight

38
63

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Darwin, Ida

Dating

18th Century-19th Century
Circa 1700 - Circa 1900

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Shell

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 859
Primary reference Number: 124986
Gem catalogue number: CM.2.1940
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 27 June 2022 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) "Medallion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124986 Accessed: 2024-03-29 00:55:07

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