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Cameo Gem
Unknownlate 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Cameo gem engraved with the image of a Muse leaning on a column and playing a lyre.
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Details
- Title: Cameo Gem
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
- Location Created: Roman Empire
- Physical Dimensions: 2.7 × 1.3 × 0.7 cm (1 1/16 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Sardonyx
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 85.AN.444.33
- Culture: Greek
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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