Engraved hematite gem with a female figure

An image of Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: a standing female figure, dressed in a chiton and a himation which is draped around the lower half of her body and hangs over her left shoulder. The figure supports herself with a long staff or sceptre held in her left hand. She holds what appears to be a palm frond in her extended right hand. She wears a wreath, and her hair seems to be arranged in horizontal furrows across her head. Reverse: inscription in two lines 'NAC' the bevel is equally inscribed. Intaglio cutting, hematite, 21 mm x 18 mm, circa 200- circa 400 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Engraved gems. Magical amulet. Obverse: a standing female figure, dressed in a chiton and a himation which is draped around the lower half of her body and hangs over her left shoulder. The figure supports herself with a long staff or sceptre held in her left hand. She holds what appears to be a palm frond in her extended right hand. She wears a wreath, and her hair seems to be arranged in horizontal furrows across her head. Reverse: inscription in two lines 'NAC' the bevel is equally inscribed. Intaglio cutting, hematite, 21 mm x 18 mm, circa 200- circa 400 AD. Roman Imperial.

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Accession Number: CG 491
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 105
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 683 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 109.51kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2014:04:24 17:34:54

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3rd Century 4th Century AD amulet antiquity chiton draped drapery dress engraved gem fashion female figure Fitz_ANT fronds gemstones grey hair headband hematite himation incised intaglio intaglio cutting magical amulet palm leaves palms Roman Roman Imperial sceptre staffs woman wreath

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