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Engraved Scaraboid

Date

perhaps 3rd century A.D.

Medium

Cornelian

Culture

Roman

Department

Jewelry

Institution

Getty Museum

Lion walking right; there is a star above; groundline. There is a chip from the bottom. There is no drill hole in the gem. The shape of the stone is typically fourth-third century B.C., but the motif and style of engraving strongly suggest a third-century-A.D. date; there is a close similarity to magic gems. The stone may be an older, reused Greek scaraboid.

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