finger-ring;
scarab
- Museum number
- 1856,0625.18
- Description
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Gold finger-ring; broad hoop, ending on either side with a crouching lion in relief; the forepaws of the lions are outstretched and support a sard scarab in a gold band-setting ornamented with filigrees and globules; engraved design: lion with head turned back.
- Production date
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5thC BC (?)
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19thC (?gold)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 2.10 centimetres (inner)
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Diameter: 2.90 centimetres
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Length: 1.30 centimetres (bezel)
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Weight: 15.55 grammes
- Curator's comments
- Catalogue: 'Goldwork examined by BFC and JS July 1986 and thought likely to be 19th-century.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1997 13 Oct-1998 5 Jan, India, New Delhi, National Museum, The Enduring Image
1998 9 Feb-3 May, India, Mumbai, Sir Caswasjee Jahangir Hall, The Enduring Image
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1856,0625.18