Engraved carnelian gem, male bust in profile

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Engraved gem. Ringstone. Intaglio. Male bust in profile to the right; the head has curly hair and the face has a light, stubbly beard and a prominent nose. The shoulders are draped. In front is a Bactrian inscription on palaeographic grounds. Intaglio cutting. Carnelian, height 18.5 mm, width 15 mm, circa 200-circa 400. Kushano-Sassanian. Alternative Number: gem catalogue number; CM.61.1967.

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Accession Number: CG 475
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Photographer name: Katie Young
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Exposure time: 1/45
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 27/1

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