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The scene may represent an episode from the story of Proserpine (Gr. Persephone) and Pluto (Gr. Hades). Mythological scenes are rare on such large cameos; most of the surviving examples depict members of the Roman imperial family.
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Title: Onyx cameo fragment
Period: Late Republican or Early Imperial
Date: late 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Onyx
Dimensions:
H.: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Other: 7.9 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1203
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