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Engraved Gem (2/90)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Pantheistic female deity; she combines the pose and attributes of Tyche, holding rudder and cornucopia, with the ear of corn and poppy of Demeter, the helmet of Athena, and the drapery of Nemesis; she is also winged; short groundline. This type is very popular on gems; a marble statue of the type from Tunis is now in the Bardo Museum.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem (2/90)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century A.D.
- Physical Dimensions: 1.8 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Banded agate, brown and white
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.AN.437.29
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Damon Mezzacappa and Jonathan H. Kagan
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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