Roman intaglio engraved gem with Eros

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Engraved Gems / Ringstone. Eros standing in profile to the right, with his right hand lowered towards a flame on a small altar. Beyond the altar is a circular shrine upon a rock, which is approached by a short stairway. The shrine contains an image of Aphrodite Anadyomene. behind the shrine is a tree. Intaglio cutting, onyx, height 19 mm, width 16 mm, 0 to circa 200 AD. Roman Imperial Period.

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Accession Number: CG 301
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Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 88.62kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:01:28 16:30:42

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