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Round gem with Victory
Roman
Republican or Imperial Period
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Dafana
Medium/Technique
Rock crystal
Dimensions
Length: 11 mm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.699
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Flat on both sides with a very slight inward back bezel. Victory, on tip-toe facing left. Her wings, which emerge from her shoulders have very long end feathers that reach almost to the ground. She holds a wreath in her left and a scepter or branch, possibly meant to be a palm frond, in her right hand. Both the wreath and the branch are very faintly carved.
ProvenanceTell Dafana (Daphnae). 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887.