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Engraved Gem

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Date: 1st century A.D.
Medium: Cornelian
Culture: Roman
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Gem engraved with the image of a circus race. Around the median of the track (spina) are four chariots and two men on foot. The spina contains the metae (columns or posts to indicate a turn), an obelisk, and other structures.

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