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Engraved Gem

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Date: about A.D. 88
Medium: Cornelian
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Herald of the ludi saeculares walking left; he wears a cap and holds a circular shield and staff; groundline. The costume of the figure identifies him as a herald of the Secular Games, which were held every hundred years. The gem may have been made to commemorate the games held under Domitian in A.D. 88, and the style supports this date. Coins with the same device were struck for the occasion. The bottom of the gem has been filed flat.

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