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Engraved Gem with Woman Wearing an Elephant Headdress

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Date: 2nd century A.D.
Medium: Heliotrope
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Draped bust of a woman wearing an elephant headdress, perhaps a personification of Africa, facing right. Traces of iron adhering to the sides and back.

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