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Engraved Gem with Capaneus (Front)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Type A4, only slightly convex. Oval gem engraved with the image of Capaneus, nude with helmet and shield. The figure is shown collapsing to his knees beside his scabbard and a broken ladder.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem with Capaneus (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 200–1 B.C.
- Location Created: Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 1.6 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm (5/8 × 9/16 × 1/8 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Pale amethyst
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.AN.437.16
- Culture: Italic
- 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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