gem
- Museum number
- 1865,0712.153
- Description
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Sard gem engraved with a nude athlete holding a discus and a caestus-thong.
- Production date
- 1stC-3rdC
- Dimensions
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Length: 2 millimetres (including setting)
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Length: 1.50 centimetres
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Weight: 3 grammes (approx)
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Width: 1.50 centimetres (including setting)
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Width: 0.90 centimetres
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Depth: 0.70 centimetres (including setting)
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1980 5 Jun- 26 Oct, London, BM, The Ancient Olympic Games
1995, Lausanne, Olympic Museum, Olympism in Antiquity
2008 1 May-12 Jul, Shanghai, The Ancient Olympic Games
2008 2 Aug-31 Sep, Hong Kong, The Ancient Olympic Games
- Acquisition date
- 1865
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1865,0712.153
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1923,0401.266 (previously registered as)