ancientpeoples:A beryl intaglio In the intaglio there is a portrait of a woman named Julia Domna. Sh
ancientpeoples:A beryl intaglio In the intaglio there is a portrait of a woman named Julia Domna. She was the wife of emperor Severus and the mother of another emperor Caracalla. It is only 2.4cm high (15/16 inch.) Roman, mid-Imperial Period, 200 - 210 AD. Source: Metropolitan Museum -- source link
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