Cameo Gem by Unknown

Cameo Gem

1st century A.D.

Colorless glass, Glass

J. Paul Getty Museum

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A colorless glass cameo gem is displayed against a black background. The gem is oval and appears to have a carved relief on its surface. Eros, facing right, and Psyche, facing left, embracing. "Acquisitions/1985." The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal 14 (1986), p. 198, no. 78.

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gem cameo centered object isolated object frontal view relief carving glass object black stone monochromatic grayscale neutral

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