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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 200 - circa 400; Classification(s): engraved gems, Magical amulet, intaglio cutting; Acquisition: given by Venn, J.A. Mrs. [CG 506]
Description: obverse: a bust of Helios, full-face, with a crown of seven rays set upon curly, loosely cropped hair. Above and to the left of the head hang two stars. The neck and shoulders are very roughly worked and are possibly meant to represent a rocky mountain. in the field are various letters and signs. reverse: crescent and three stars. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | engraved gems Magical amulet Unknown | Temporal: | name=third or fourth century A.D.; start=200; end=400 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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