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seal-ring
Object Type
seal-ring
Museum number
1842,0728.127
Title
Object:
The Burgon Ring
Description
Gold signet ring (seal-ring) engraved with a design of two goats mating.
Cultures/periods
Middle Minoan III
Late Minoan I
Production date
1700BC-1450BC
Production place
Made in:
Crete
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Crete
(Said to be from Candia (Heraklion))
Materials
gold
Technique
engraved
Dimensions
Diameter:
1.70 centimetres
(bezel)
Diameter:
1.90 centimetres
Weight:
8.81 grammes
Curator's comments
Said to be from Candia (Heraklion). See Krzyszkowska 2005, 127, 146, 389 (no. 214) and figs. 214a-c, Colour plate 22. Bibliography: Krzyszkowska, O. (2005), Aegean Seals: An Introduction. BICS Supplement 85 (London: Institute of Classical Studies).
Bibliographic references
Finger Ring / Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum
(14)
CMS VII / Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel VII. Die englischen Museen II.
(No. 68)
Location
On display
(G12/dc4)
Subjects
mammal
eroticism/sex
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Thomas Burgon
Acquisition date
1842
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1842,0728.127
Conservation
Treatment
: 23 Nov 1991
Treatment
: 16 Dec 1997