IDENTIFIERS
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id:	154290
accession number:	M.85-1930

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Thursday 10 December 2015

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Lapis lazuli and carved coral with cast and chased gold terminal and mounts.  Circular lapis lazuli sealstone, not engraved; the mount with moulded borders.  Cylindrical coral handle carved with a frieze of Cupid holding an inverted torch in his right hand while leading a dog ridden by another cupid.  Above is a flared mount with an applied border of fleurs-de-lis and rope edged border.  The terminal in the form of Cupid holding a quiver behind his back and with his ankle chained to a tree stump.
object type: desk seal with lapis lazuli sealstone and carved coral column with gold terminal cast as Cupid
title:	desk seal

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Frank Gray Smart


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Frank Smart Collection
creditline: From the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncanson

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/154290

PEOPLE
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Cupid

SUBJECTS
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quiver
dog
fleur-de-lis
quiver
dog
fleur-de-lis



CATEGORIES
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category: seals

DATING
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creation date:	1800 - 1910
creation date earliest:	1800
creation date latest:	1910
culture:	19th Century-20th Century, Early#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 1.5

dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 5.4

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 1.5



CITATIONS
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Classical Gems, Ancient and Modern Intaglios and Cameos in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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