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Seal: GR.17.2001

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Black and brown steatite lentoid seal, engraved on one side only with a diamond bordered with a hatched design. Pierced.

Notes

History note: Formerly in the Edenmeyer Collection. Christies 5.6.1989, lot 210.

History note: Put up for auction at Christie's, London 5/6/1989 lot 35 (part), but remained unsold.

History note: Formerly in the Erlenmeyer collection, formed by Herr Erlenmeyer (died 1968) between 1943 and 1963.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 1.27 cm
Thickness: 0.65 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2001) by Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd

Materials used in production

black and brown Steatite

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.17.2001
Primary reference Number: 209002

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 29 June 2016 Updated: Thursday 1 October 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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