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Engraved Gem with a Portrait of a Woman set into a Ring.

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Date: about A.D. 200
Medium: Gem: red jasper; ring: gilded silver
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Oval gem inset into a gilded silver ring (type probably F1). Gem is engraved with the image of a draped female bust. The portrait and hairstyle closely resemble some coin portraits of Plautilla, wife of Caracalla.

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