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Engraved Gem
Unknownabout late 2nd–1st century B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Oval gem engraved with the portrait bust of Dionysos wearing ivy wreath.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Gem
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about late 2nd–1st century B.C.
- Location Created: Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: 1.6 × 1.3 × 0.4 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Almandite garnet
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 85.AN.444.22
- Culture: Greek (Ptolemaic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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