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Intaglio: CM.18-1982

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Eros leaning on column. Type F1. Holds spear and possibly helmet.

Notes

History note: Lot 418 Sotheby cat., 5-9 November 1928. Formerly Sir Hercules Read coll.

Measurements and weight

1.5
7.5
7

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1982-03-08) by Trustees of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine

Dating

Augustan
-27 BCE - 14 CE

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Carnelian

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.18-1982
Primary reference Number: 208756
Wellcome: 43
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 11 May 2016 Updated: Wednesday 18 May 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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