Portrait of the Emperor Trajan, chalcedony, cut, engraved, smoothed, chalcedony, total: height: 4.5 cm; width: 3.7 cm; depth: 2.8 cm, sculptures, three-dimensional sculptures, small sculptures/small-scale art, portrait, man, head, face, hairstyle, hair fashion, hair curl, tuft, strand, ruler portrait, state portrait, ruler/countryman, wreath, garland, historical person, emperor, Marcus Ulpius Traianus, Trajan, Roman antiquity, This portrait belongs to one of only a small number of portraits of Roman emperors in small format that have survived. It was cut from the semi-precious stone chalcedony. Characteristic for the emperor are the long, parallel strands of hair above the forehead. The head is decorated with a laurel wreath. Originally, the portrait was probably more complete and was only later removed and smoothed along the edges. On the flat sanded backside there are two attachments of iron pins.
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