Magical intaglio gem, cockerel-headed anguipede

Details

• Title

  Magical intaglio gem, cockerel-headed anguipede

• Associated place

  The Roman World (place of creation)

• Date

  3rd - 4th century AD (AD 201 - 400)

• Material and technique

  amethyst coloured glass

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › intaglio

• Dimensions

  1.15 cm (length)
  0.91 cm (width)
  0.2 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans, 1941.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1941.471

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