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Engraved Gem

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

Two Tychai [representations of Tyche, the goddess of fortune] standing to front, each holding a cornucopia; they join hands over a modius; above their clasped hands is a small bust of Helios facing right and above the modius a garbled inscription in Greek: ΧΑΡΑ; thick groundline. The stone is broken in half and repaired. The gem is a crude version of a common type, which is often accompanied by the inscription ΧΑΡΑ ['joy'].

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