Roman intaglio with the head of Agrippa

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Engraved Gem. Cameo/Intaglio. Head of Agrippa (d.12 B.C.) in profile to the left. He has a high brow, deep-set eyes and an intense expression upon his face. His hair is waved in the usual Julio-Claudian manner and he has a rostral crown around his brows. Onyx, 9.5 x 9.5 mm, 20 BC- 0 AD. Augustan. Roman Imperial.

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Accession Number: CG 525
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 683 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 72.61kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 320
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2010:10:15 16:27:44

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