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Scaraboid Engraved Gem with Wreathed and Helmeted Head

Scaraboid Engraved Gem with Wreathed and Helmeted Head

Roman

Oval, scaraboid carnelian; pierced with modern gold swivel pendant. This face depicts a head in profile to the right, possibly the goddess Minerva. She wears a crested helmet with a laurel wreath on its bowl. The beetle is simply rendered with a double line down the spine. The wings are incised.

Carnelian

Roman Imperial period

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