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Love making; a nude Persian woman standing left, bending over with one hand on her knee; the other hand holds a mirror; she turns her head back. The man stands behind her and is in full Persian costume; groundline. The stone is slightly discolored; there is a large chip on the back and minor ones on the face.
Engraved Scaraboid; Artist/maker: Unknown Object Type: Gem Medium: White chalcedony 4th century B.C. Dimensions: 2.6× 2 × 1.2 cm (1 × 13/16 × 7/16 in.); 85.AN.370.26; No Copyright - United States ( http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ ) Culture: Greco-Persian link: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103VS2 |
| Date | 4th century BC |
| Source | https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103VS2?altImage=86a34a50-b02a-4931-9db2-3af0521792bf |
| Author | Unknown artist/maker |
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