Intaglio gem, Satyr Silenos riding on an ass
Details
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Title
Intaglio gem, Satyr Silenos riding on an ass
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Associated place
Zadar (find spot) -
Date
1st century BC (100 - 1 BC) -
Material and technique
red cornelian
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.05 cm (length)
1.3 cm (width)
0.35 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.
AN1941.331
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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), 3.92, 56
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