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Engraved Gem with Cupid holding a Butterfly
Unknownfirst half of 1st century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Type A4 (only slightly convex). Blue with white horizontal strip. Only slightly convex. Bust of Cupid (whose wings are not denoted) facing three-quarter to front; he clasps a butterfly (denoting Psyche) to his chest.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem with Cupid holding a Butterfly
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: first half of 1st century A.D.
- Physical Dimensions: 1.5 × 1.2 × 0.4 cm (5/8 × 7/16 × 3/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Banded agate
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.AN.1.36
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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