Engraved chalcedony gem with cock-headed anguipede

An image of Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: Cock-headed anguipede. Reverse: Inscription. Intaglio cutting, chalcedony, AD. Roman.

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: Cock-headed anguipede. Reverse: Inscription. Intaglio cutting, chalcedony, AD. Roman.

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Accession Number: Loan Ant.103.675
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
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: 63.15kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2014:05:02 14:55:26

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_WF_Lewis_Collection _WF_Loan_Corpus amulet anguiped anguipede antiquity birds chalcedony cock cockerell creature engraved gem finger ring Fitz_ANT flail gemstones heads incised intaglio intaglio cutting jewellery jewelry magical amulet mythological mythology ring ringstone Roman rooster serpent shield skirt snake weapons

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