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Magical gem: female figure

Date Roman Imperial Age
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.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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