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Engraved Gem (Main Image)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Hermes standing right, holding a caduceus in his right hand and a purse in his left; he is draped and wears a winged cap; at his feet are a cock, to left, and a scorpion, right; above him to left is a crescent, and to right are three stars; groundline.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem (Main Image)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1st century A.D.
- Physical Dimensions: 1.2 × 0.8 × 0.3 cm (1/2 × 5/16 × 1/8 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Cornelian
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 82.AN.162.44
- 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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