electronicgallery:Ancient carved gems1. Aquamarine oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at the Palladion
electronicgallery:Ancient carved gems1. Aquamarine oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at the Palladion, late Hellenistic Creek, late 1st century BCE2. Carnelian gem with Gugustus as Neptune mounting a sea-chariot, Roman, 31-27 BCE, includes dolphin and young triton, owner was probably Popilius Albanus3. The impression that this gem makes when pressed in wax or clay4. Carnelian scaraboid gem with a dove carrying a scroll, classical Greek, 450-425 BCE5. chalcedony scaraboid gem of a griffin clutching the corpse of a youth, late archaic Greek, early 5th century BCE6. chalcedony scaraboid gem with a 2-horse chariot, classical Greek, late 5th to early 4th century BCE. The position of the horses indicates that they are rounding a post at high speed7. chalcedony scaraboid gem wtih crouching panther, classical Greek, late 5th to early 4th century BCE8. chalcedony scaraboid gem with griffin, eastern Greek, classical period, 475-400 BCE9. chalcedony scaraboid gem with lion, eagle, and snake; Greek, ca. 480 BCE10. The imprint this gem makes when pressed into wax or clay -- source link
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