drawing
- Museum number
- 2010,5006.1262
- Description
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Glass paste intaglio engraved with a bust of Athena wearing a helmet and aegis. In the field is a star and crescent (see BM Cat. Gem 2778).
Pen and ink with grey wash and traces of graphite underdrawing on a sheet of paper, which is stuck down onto a second sheet together with 2010,5006.1260 - 1264; the assemblage framed in a graphite border.
- Production date
- 1768 - 1805
- Dimensions
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Height: 114 millimetres
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Width: 95 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1814
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 2010,5006.1262