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Engraved hematite gem with a horseman and woman

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An image of Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: a horseman, wearing a tunic and flying chlamys, reining back his horse to the right, about to trample upon a transfix with a lance a prostrate female figure. This victim is naked; her legs are separated and arms raised as if to ward off the blow; her hair is long and knotted. Directly in front of the horseman's face is a star, and in an arch over his head a series of dashes possibly meant as the usual inscription on such amulets. Reverse: inscription of three lines. Intaglio cutting, hematite, 30 mm x 19 mm, circa 300-circa 500 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: a horseman, wearing a tunic and flying chlamys, reining back his horse to the right, about to trample upon a transfix with a lance a prostrate female figure. This victim is naked; her legs are separated and arms raised as if to ward off the blow; her hair is long and knotted. Directly in front of the horseman's face is a star, and in an arch over his head a series of dashes possibly meant as the usual inscription on such amulets. Reverse: inscription of three lines. Intaglio cutting, hematite, 30 mm x 19 mm, circa 300-circa 500 AD. Roman Imperial.

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  • Accession Number: CG 511
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/29.0
  • 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: 402.29kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 29/1
  • Captured: 2014:04:24 13:30:34

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4th Century 5th Century AD amulet animals antiquity attack attacking cape chlamys cloak engraved gem equestrian female Fitz_ANT gemstones grey hematite horseback horseman horses incised intaglio intaglio cutting lance magical amulet male mounted rearing rider Roman Roman Imperial trampled trampling

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