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Engraved Gem (Main Image)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Erotes engage in an uncertain activity; to the right, an Eros stands on a boxlike structure and operates a lever(?); a butterfly flies before him; to the left, another Eros holds a figure (a herm?) attached to a tall post, which is being erected by a third Eros, who flies above; groundline.

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  • Title: Engraved Gem (Main Image)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 2nd century A.D.
  • Physical Dimensions: 1.5 × 1.1 × 0.2 cm (9/16 × 7/16 × 1/16 in.)
  • Type: Gem
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Black jasper
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 81.AN.106.5
  • Culture: Roman
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Jerome Spier
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Jewelry
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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