Gem: Erotic scene
Gem: Erotic scene

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Gem: Erotic scene

Greek
y1943-10

Information

Title
Gem: Erotic scene
Medium
Red steatite
Dimensions
h. 1.1 cm, diam. 2.5 cm (7/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1943-10
Culture
Greek
Type
gems
Materials
steatite
Techniques
incising
Subject
men, figures, figures (representations), women, eroticism, scaraboids

Unknown provenance; with the Museum by at least 1943

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