Onyx cameo fragment, Late Republican or Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Onyx, H.: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.), Gems, 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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Onyx cameo fragment, Late Republican, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–1st .D, Roman, Onyx, H, 7.8 cm, 3 1/16, Gems, scene, represent, episode, story, Proserpine, Gr, Persephone, Pluto, Hades, Mythological scenes, rare, large cameos, surviving examples, depict, members, Roman imperial, family
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