Getty Museum

Cast Gem

Date

second half of 1st century B.C.

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Jewelry

Institution

Getty Museum

Warrior, in three-quarter rear view, advancing left over the slumped body of a companion; the advancing warrior is bearded, nude, and wears a crested helmet; he carries a shield and spear; groundline; the fallen warrior wears armor. The scene may represent Ajax fighting for the body of Patroklos in a scene from Homer's epic Iliad. The top of the gem is banded green/white/blue/white/green, and the bottom is green/blue/green.

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