Roman intaglio engraved gem with Dirce being dragged by a bull

An image of Engraved Gems / Ringstone. A bull bounding towards the left, dragging along the helpless Dirce who is attached to its horns by a rope. Intaglio cutting, banded agate, height 21 mm, width 13 mm, depth 2 mm, 100 B.C. Roman Republic.

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Engraved Gems / Ringstone. A bull bounding towards the left, dragging along the helpless Dirce who is attached to its horns by a rope. Intaglio cutting, banded agate, height 21 mm, width 13 mm, depth 2 mm, 100 B.C. Roman Republic.

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Accession Number: CG 140
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 987 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 88.34kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2013:01:28 16:35:34

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