Intaglio gem: Comic actor
Intaglio gem: Comic actor

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Intaglio gem: Comic actor,

First half of 1st century CE

Roman ?
Late Hellenistic ?
y1969-50

Information

Title
Intaglio gem: Comic actor
Dates

First half of 1st century CE

Medium
Gray-brown agate (chalcedony?)
Dimensions
gem: 1.4 x 1.2 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in.) ring overall: 1.4 x 1.9 x 2.0 cm (9/16 x 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of LeRoy Strasburger
Object Number
y1969-50
Inscription
Inscription to right and left [see accession card for reproduction of inscription].
Period
Late Hellenistic, Roman (style or period)
Type
intaglios, gems
Materials
agate
Subject
dancers, figures (representations)

Given to the Museum in 1969 by LeRoy Strasburger

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