Carnelian scarab: Harpocrates with cornucopia
Unknown artist
Date: 2nd century CE
Medium: Carnelian
Dimensions: Other: 1/2 x 3/8 x 1/4 in. (1.2 x 1 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Gems
Culture: Roman
Period: Imperial
Themes: Cornucopia
Gift of Miss Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Date range
100 – 199
Largest dimension
0.7 cm
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