Engraved jasper gem with a scorpion

An image of Engraved gems/Ringstone. A scorpion seen from above; its tail curves to the right. Below it is a star. Intaglio cutting, dark yellow jasper, 14 mm, 11 mm, circa 100- circa 200. Roman Imperial.

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Engraved gems/Ringstone. A scorpion seen from above; its tail curves to the right. Below it is a star. Intaglio cutting, dark yellow jasper, 14 mm, 11 mm, circa 100- circa 200. Roman Imperial.

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Accession Number: CG 381
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 684 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 325.73kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2014:04:30 11:20:53

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1st Century 2nd Century AD antiquity crustacea crustacean engraved gem Fitz_ANT gemstones incised intaglio intaglio cutting jasper ochre pincers ring ringstone Roman Roman Imperial scorpion stars yellow

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