Opaque blue glass oval engraved gem, Late Republican, 1st century B.C., Roman, Glass, opaque blue paste, Other: 11/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.7 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm), Gems, The sheperd Faustulus leans on his staff and watches the Roman she-wolf suckle the twins Romulus and Remus under a vine. The bird on the vine is presumably the woodpecker, which, according to legend, helped to feed and watch over the twins
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Opaque blue glass oval engraved gem, Late Republican, 1st century B.C, Roman, Glass, opaque paste, 11/16 x 5/8 1/8, 1.7 1.6 0.2 cm, Gems, sheperd, Faustulus, leans, staff, watches, Roman -wolf, suckle, twins Romulus, Remus under, vine, bird, presumably, woodpecker, according, legend, helped, feed, watch, twins
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