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Engraved Scaraboid
Creator
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- mid-second half 6th century B.C.
- Medium
- Gem: cornelian; ring: gold
- Culture
- Greek
- Department
- Jewelry
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Scaraboid gem of Archaic form engraved with an apotropaic image of a gorgoneion with snakes radiating from her hair, cheeks and chin. Engraved with a hatched border. Set on a gold wire-bound hoop with disc terminals that are fashioned as small lion masks.
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