Asset ID:
10709
CMS Object ID:
481294
Accession Number:
AN1892.1346
Title:
Intaglio gem, an eagle devours a serpent and holds a palm of victory over the Roman wolf, who suckles Romulus and Remus
Object Name:
gem
Object dating:
2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)
Associated place(s):
The Roman World (place of creation)
Dimensions:
mount 1.5 cm (length) ; 1.81 cm (height) ; 2 g (weight)
Materials/ techniques:
bloodstone
Responsible department:
Antiquities
Single/ multiple object:
Single
Asset copyright notice:
© Ashmolean Museum
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