Felix gem, early 1st Century. Artist: Unknown.

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Felix gem, early 1st Century. Sardonyx engraved with a scene from the Trojan Wars: Diomedes, carrying the Palladium and a sword, leaps over an altar; Odysseus who gestures towards the slain figure at his feet; in the centre: the figure of Poseidon surmouns a column. Dimensions: length: cmwidth: cmweight: g

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Size: 7193px × 5933px
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Photo credit: © Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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