Gemme of brown-black sardonyx, with an image of a portrait of young Octavian and symbols, to the right. The round head of a little boy, shown with short, straight hair, is flanked by ears of corn, held by two clinged right hands under the head., Gem, intaglio, ringstone, stone, sarder or carnelian, Color: brownish black, opaque, Form: round, Machined: Maaskant-Kleibrink, M., Catalog of the engraved gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet, 1978, , , type F1, Method: shallow modeling with flat bevel in front of the head, detailing with short wheel grooves in two different sizes (viz, the hair
Gemme of brown-black sardonyx, with an image of a portrait of young Octavian and symbols, to the right. The round head of a little boy, shown with short, straight hair, is flanked by ears of corn, held by two clinged right hands under the head., Gem, intaglio, ringstone, stone, sarder or carnelian, Color: brownish black, opaque, Form: round, Machined: Maaskant-Kleibrink, M., Catalog of the engraved gems in the Royal Coin Cabinet, 1978, , , type F1, Method: shallow modeling with flat bevel in front of the head, detailing with short wheel grooves in two different sizes (viz, the hair, nose, mouth, chin, cornstalks and fingers). Bright polishing on surface., 11 x 11 mm. Thickness 2 mm., 1st half first century after Chr. 15-30 AD, Netherlands, North Holland, Velsen, Velsen, Velsen I
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