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Engraved Scaraboid

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Date: 4th–3rd century B.C.
Medium: Dark brown agate
Culture: Greco-Persian
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Recumbent zebu bull to left; "taurine" symbol to right. The "taurine" symbol, resembling a bucranium, or the head of a bull, appears frequently on gems of this class, but its meaning is uncertain.

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