Caption

Magic gem, 1st–3rd century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, gem, height 15.57 cm, width 11.55 cm, depth 3.2 cm, weight 0.88 g, An oval, reddish-brown carved object rests on a smooth gray surface; the carving shows a scene with two humanlike figures, one standing and holding a tall staff and the other seated on a low chair or throne with an extended arm, both figures rendered with linear incisions and textured details, and the carved surface has small chips and darker greenish-brown spots in some recesses.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_285

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24.7Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.1in x 9.5in / 3044 x 2840 (300dpi)

Keywords

Magic gem 1st–3rd century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 gem height 15.57 cm width 11.55 cm depth 3.2 cm weight 0.88 g oval reddish-brown carved object rests smooth gray surface carving scene two humanlike figures standing holding tall staff seated low chair throne extended arm figures rendered linear incisions textured details carved surface small chips darker greenish-brown spots recesses.