The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Agate Banded Cornelian [ARK00163]

Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)
Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Cornelian with agate banding, oval flat. Bust of the Empress Faustina I. Design in 2 fragments with additional casts of each fragment. Faustina I was the wife of the Emperor, Antonius Pius] (approx 2nd cent AD)