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Object Type: gem
Museum number: 1867,0507.445
Description: Brown sard (?) gem engraved with Ajax armed with sword-belt, sheath and spear, and holding a spear and sword; he seizes Kassandra by the hair as she sits on an altar holding the Palladion.
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 1stC-3rdC
Materials: sard (?)
Technique: engraved
Dimensions: Length: 1.70 centimetres; Width: 1.30 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Gem / Catalogue of Engraved Gems & Cameos, Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the British Museum (1942)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 1999, Turin, Great Battles
Subjects: classical mythology
Associated names: Representation of: Ajax, Son of Oileus; Representation of: Cassandra
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps; Previous owner/ex-collection: de la Turbie
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1867,0507.445
Conservation: Treatment: 27 Jan 1999

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