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Ringstone: CG 867

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A naked man sitting on the ground facing towards the right, leaning on his hand and with his legs crossed, and reaching out to touch the knee of a naked youth bending towards him and resting on his shoulders. In the field between them Greek letters. ground line. mount: gold ring type 1a; control mark- a tower.

Notes

History note: McClean bequest

Measurements and weight

13
16

At the moment, this record does not display units or type of measurements. We will rectify this as soon as possible.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by McClean, Frank

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1800 - Circa 1830

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 867
Primary reference Number: 124991
Gem catalogue number: B 91(CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 August 2015 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) "Ringstone" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124991 Accessed: 2024-11-13 01:10:36

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/124991 |title=Ringstone |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-13 01:10:36|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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