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Roman intaglio engraved gem with Eros

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An image of Engraved Gems / Ringstone. Eros standing in profile to the right, with his right hand lowered towards a flame on a small altar. Beyond the altar is a circular shrine upon a rock, which is approached by a short stairway. The shrine contains an image of Aphrodite Anadyomene. behind the shrine is a tree. Intaglio cutting, onyx, height 19 mm, width 16 mm, 0 to circa 200 AD. Roman Imperial Period.

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Engraved Gems / Ringstone. Eros standing in profile to the right, with his right hand lowered towards a flame on a small altar. Beyond the altar is a circular shrine upon a rock, which is approached by a short stairway. The shrine contains an image of Aphrodite Anadyomene. behind the shrine is a tree. Intaglio cutting, onyx, height 19 mm, width 16 mm, 0 to circa 200 AD. Roman Imperial Period.

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  • Accession Number: CG 301
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 105
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1020 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 88.62kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1
  • Captured: 2013:01:28 16:30:42

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rgb(42,38,28), rgb(245,248,248), rgb(171,138,105), rgb(137,107,78), rgb(190,169,147), rgb(205,191,172), rgb(160,150,139), rgb(215,209,198), rgb(200,200,192), rgb(116,120,116), rgb(116,132,124)

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