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CIVILIZATION | Roman |
PERIOD | Roman |
DATE | circa 2nd Century A.D. |
MATERIAL | Carnelian |
MOUNTED | No |
Convex oval carnelian gem engraved with Asclepius facing his daughter Hygeia to the right. Asclepius, facing front with his head in profile to the left, wearing a himation and holding his serpent-entwined staff (Caduceus) in his right hand, Hygeia, facing front with her head in profile to the right, draped in a long garment, a wreath in her upraised left hand, on a groundline.
cf. Henig M. & MacGregor A.; Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Finger Rings in the Ashmolean Museum, no. 1.27, for a parallel.
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CATEGORY | Roman |
PERIOD | Roman |
DATE | circa 2nd Century A.D. |
MATERIAL | |
MOUNTED | No |