Intaglio gem, lion
Details
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Title
Intaglio gem, lion
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Associated place
The Roman World (place of creation) -
Date
2nd - 3rd century AD (AD 101 - 300) -
Material and technique
sardonyx
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Object type
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Dimensions
0.98 cm (length)
1.2 cm (width)
0.5 cm (height) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans, 1941.
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Museum location
Museum department
Antiquities
Accession no.
AN1941.355
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Further reading
Martin Henig, and MacGregor, A., Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Finger-Rings in the Ashmolean Museum, ii: Roman, British Achaeological Reports, International Series, 1332: Studies in Gems and Jewellery, 3 (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2005), 9.7, 87
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