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Intaglio Gem with Cupid Riding Dolphin

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Glass intaglio with cupid riding a dolphin. Convex front and back. SIgns of wear in the front only (used as a ringstone). Two large chips in the back.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Perkins
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Title: Intaglio Gem with Cupid Riding Dolphin
Description:
Glass intaglio with cupid riding a dolphin.
Convex front and back.
SIgns of wear in the front only (used as a ringstone).
Two large chips in the back.

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