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Engraved chalcedony gem with Greek inscriptions

Image attached to CG 517

An image of Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: inscription consisting of Greek letters (some in retrograde) and symbols. Reverse: inscription in five lines, the top and bottom lines indistinct owing to wear. Intaglio cutting, chalcedony, whole 15 mm x 12 mm, circa 300-circa 500 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: inscription consisting of Greek letters (some in retrograde) and symbols. Reverse: inscription in five lines, the top and bottom lines indistinct owing to wear. Intaglio cutting, chalcedony, whole 15 mm x 12 mm, circa 300-circa 500 AD. Roman Imperial.

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  • Accession Number: CG 517
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/29.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 768 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 41.63kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 29/1
  • Captured: 2014:05:07 10:32:03

Key words

4th Century 5th Century AD amulet antiquity chalcedony engraved gem finger ring Fitz_ANT gemstones Greek incised inscribed inscriptions intaglio intaglio cutting jewellery jewelry language magical amulet ring ringstone Roman Roman Imperial script symbolic symbols texts writing

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