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Engraved Gem (Side A, main view)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Oval gem engraved with the image of a nude figure, except for his helmet and cloak. His foot rests on a rock; his spear rests over his shoulder.
Details
- Title: Engraved Gem (Side A, main view)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st–2nd century A.D.
- Location Created: Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 1.5 × 0.4 × 1.8 cm (9/16 × 3/16 × 11/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Sardonyx
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 82.AN.162.91
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Stanley Ungar
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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