Engraved gem with an anguipede

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: An anguipede with the shield shown in profile. Reverse: inscription. Intaglio cutting, bloodstone or magnetite?, 23 mm x 18 mm, circa 200-circa 400 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Accession Number: CG 509
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
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Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2014:04:24 17:20:49

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3rd Century 4th Century AD amulet anguiped anguipede antiquity cock cockerell creature cult divine divinity engraved gem figure Fitz_ANT gemstones incised intaglio intaglio cutting magical amulet ritual ritualistic Roman Roman Imperial rooster serpent shield snake

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