Intaglio gem, Jupiter Dolichenus on a bull
Details
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Title
Intaglio gem, Jupiter Dolichenus on a bull
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Associated place
Aleppo (place of purchase) -
Date
2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200) -
Material and technique
bloodstone
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Object type
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Dimensions
1.3 cm (length)
1.12 cm (width)
0.28 cm (height)
0.56 g (weight) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1913.
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Museum location
Museum department
Antiquities
Accession no.
AN1913.95
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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), 1.101, 40
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