Intaglio gem, an eagle devours a serpent and holds a palm of victory over the Roman wolf, who suckles Romulus and Remus

Details

• Title

  Intaglio gem, an eagle devours a serpent and holds a palm of victory over the Roman wolf, who suckles Romulus and Remus

• Associated place

  The Roman World (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd century AD (AD 101 - 200)

• Material and technique

  bloodstone

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › ornament › gem

• Dimensions

  mount 1.5 cm (length)
  1.81 cm (height)
  2 g (weight)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Reverend G.J. Chester, 1892.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 13 | Rome

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1892.1346

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