Head of Pan from Rome
Classical Antiquities
Date | Roman Imperial Age |
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Object type | gem |
Medium, technique | engraved, haematite |
Dimensions | 14.6 × 11 × 4 mm |
Inventory number | 53.170 |
Collection | Classical Antiquities |
On view | This artwork is not on display |
Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Haematite. Allegedly from Smyrna. A: Female figure wearing a long garment, holding an object (branch?) in her raised left hand. Greek inscription along the edge: σθενεχεσουσθι → unidentified vox. B: Inscribed in Greek: προκλα → the name Πρόκλα or Πρόκλη.
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