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Engraved gem impression, seated woman, wearing chiton

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An image of Engraved gem impression. Intaglio. Ringstone. Production: Unknown maker, India, North-West Frontier. Seated woman, wearing chiton, head-dress and pigtails, holding round object - goddess Anahita? Intaglio cutting. Carnelian, height 23 mm, width 21 mm, depth 3 mm, circa 300-circa 250 B.C. Graeco Persian derivative. Alternative Number: gem catalogue number; O.38.1951.

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Engraved gem impression. Intaglio. Ringstone. Production: Unknown maker, India, North-West Frontier. Seated woman, wearing chiton, head-dress and pigtails, holding round object - goddess Anahita? Intaglio cutting. Carnelian, height 23 mm, width 21 mm, depth 3 mm, circa 300-circa 250 B.C. Graeco Persian derivative. Alternative Number: gem catalogue number; O.38.1951.

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  • Accession Number: CG 71
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/39.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1128 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 108.46kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 39/1

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3rd Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending antiquity BC chiton dress engraved gem female Fitz_ANT gemstones hair impression Indian intaglio intaglio cutting oval pigtails profile seal seal impression seated sitting woman

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