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Engraved Gem with Ram's Head, Goat's Head, Bull's Head
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Round intaglio gem; flat faces with edges sloping outward to the top. On the front face, three animal heads in partial profile: on the left a goat with large, curved horns; on the right, a bull in 3/4 view with shorter horns, and two eyes depicted. Below, a ram's head in full profile.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Henry W. Haynes (1873-1878) bequest; to the Department of the Classics 1912 transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum 1977.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
Title: Engraved Gem with Ram's Head, Goat's Head, Bull's Head
Description:
Round intaglio gem; flat faces with edges sloping outward to the top.
On the front face, three animal heads in partial profile: on the left a goat with large, curved horns; on the right, a bull in 3/4 view with shorter horns, and two eyes depicted.
Below, a ram's head in full profile.
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