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Agate intaglio: Uterine symbol

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Greek and Roman Art

Agate intaglio: Uterine symbol

Roman

Date
2nd century CE
Medium
Agate
Dimensions
Other: 9/16 x 7/16 x 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 x 0.2 cm)
Object type
Intaglio
Classification
Gems
Culture
Roman
Period
Imperial
Object number
10.130.1386
Credit line
Gift of Miss Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Original Met record

The Met object ID 248218. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.