Cameo gem with Minerva set into a hollow ring
Roman, 1st cent. A.D.
chrome chalcedony and gold
Getty Museum
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Ancient cameo in modern mount, with two pairs of theatrical masks and an inscription reading “Euripides,” the name of the Athenian tragedian
Roman, Imperial Period, 1st century A.D.
sardonyx and gold
Getty Museum
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Gem engraved with the head of Marc Antony, signed by Gnaios
Greco-Roman, c. 40-20 B.C.
amethyst gem set in modern gold ring
Getty Museum
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~Cameo Gem Set Into a Hollow Ring. Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: 1st century Medium: Gem: chrome chalcedony; ring: gold
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This tiny engraved gem with a dancing satyr is over 2,500 years old.
Intaglio of Dionysus
Greek, 323-30 B.C.
garnet
Walters Art Museum
Source: art.thewalters.org