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INTAGLIO
Unique ID: LON-097F02
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Complete Intaglio of red stone, possibly glass, depicting the neo-classical bust of a roman general in profile facing right in an 18th century setting. Stone is oval in shape and the upper surface is deep opaque red in colour, the backing is visible between the settings and is a pale yellow. The bust has a thin neck and face, the general wears a laurel wreath and has an armoured upper torso. The setting is 18th-19th century and of a white metal with rounded teeth, the setting is flat, matching the intaglio shape but has a shallow cylindrical attachment to the back which is ridged.
Length: 15.86mm
Height: 5.31mm
Width: 13.12mm
Weight: 1.86g
Notes:
Martin Henig has suggested that the intaglio is neo-classical and possibly made from glass, he suggests the setting may be for furniture or a shooting stick.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.86 mm
Height: 5.31 mm
Width: 13.12 mm
Weight: 1.86 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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