Engraved gem impression, seated woman, wearing chiton

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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