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Engraved Gem

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

Clasped hands; stars and crescent above. The motif of the dextrarum iunctio, or joining of right hands, became a popular device on gems in the late first century B.C., symbolizing concordia and fides, usually with military significance.

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