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Engraved Gem (Main Image)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Two actors standing facing each other; they each carry a pedum and cloak over their arm and wear grotesque masks; the actor on the right carries an uncertain circular object in his left hand. Groundline. A four-letter inscription along the top and in the bottom right corner: L A E S.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem (Main Image)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 2nd century A.D.
- Physical Dimensions: 0.9 × 0.7 × 0.2 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 1/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Green jasper
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 81.AN.39.5
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of William L. Eagleton, Jr.
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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