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The intaglio, depicting a horseman spearing a boar, is of superlative quality. The two hooks on the reverse suggest that this object served as a clasp, possibly for a necklace or for a diadem worn around the head.
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Title: Jasper intaglio in a gold mount set with pearls and glass
Period: Mid-Imperial, Antonine or Severan
Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Gold, jasper, pearl, glass
Dimensions: H. 3.00 cm.
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, The Bothmer Purchase Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994
Object Number: 1994.230.2
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