Vz: the plump putto is naked, his body is in three-quarter view and his face in profile, the right leg is forward, the left leg sideward to the back, the hair is rolled on top of the head and a wing can be seen , he has a hammer in his left hand and a nail in his right hand which he points to the body of a large butterfly sitting on the top of the tree in front of the putto, a signature is on the tree: AV? OC., gem, intaglio, ringstone, hyacinth, Color: purple-red, Shape: oval, Machining: front convex, originally in a gold setting (Maaskant-Kleibrink, M., Catalog of the engraved gems in the
Vz: the plump putto is naked, his body is in three-quarter view and his face in profile, the right leg is forward, the left leg sideward to the back, the hair is rolled on top of the head and a wing can be seen , he has a hammer in his left hand and a nail in his right hand which he points to the body of a large butterfly sitting on the top of the tree in front of the putto, a signature is on the tree: AV? OC., gem, intaglio, ringstone, hyacinth, Color: purple-red, Shape: oval, Machining: front convex, originally in a gold setting (Maaskant-Kleibrink, M., Catalog of the engraved gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet, 1978), Method: deep modeling with rounded drills, detaili, 18 x 13 mm, D. 2,5 mm, roman Republican, 1st century BC. -100
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