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Roman carnelian intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being drawn by two butterflies, c. 1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.

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Roman carnelian intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being drawn by two butterflies, c. 1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.

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Roman carnelian intaglio, showing a grasshopper driving a chariot pulled by two butterflies. From c.1st century BCE-1st century CE.

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Roman carnelian intaglio, showing a grasshopper driving a chariot pulled by two butterflies. From c.1st century BCE-1st century CE.

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A dwarf Killing a Grasshopper - 1st Century BC - Roman Intaglio Ring, "A bearded and emaciated dwarf with a long phallus" pinning a grasshopper and stabbing it with a knife

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A dwarf Killing a Grasshopper - 1st Century BC - Roman Intaglio Ring, "A bearded and emaciated dwarf with a long phallus" pinning a grasshopper and stabbing it with a knife

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A 1st century CE Roman intaglio gem depicting a satyr hunting game birds. Made of Chrome chalcedony, now housed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta

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A 1st century CE Roman intaglio gem depicting a satyr hunting game birds. Made of Chrome chalcedony, now housed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta

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Roman intaglio depicting mice’s sharing a snack. 200AD

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Roman intaglio depicting mice’s sharing a snack. 200AD

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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A silver Roman ring with a jasper intaglio depicting a pegasus. 3rd-4th century CE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest

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An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a rabbit driving a chariot pulled by geese. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a rabbit driving a chariot pulled by geese. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A Roman gold ring with an engraved amethyst intaglio depicting a hedgehog, ca. 100-300 CE

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A Roman gold ring with an engraved amethyst intaglio depicting a hedgehog, ca. 100-300 CE

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2nd -3rd century Greco Roman intaglio set in a modern ring

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2nd -3rd century Greco Roman intaglio set in a modern ring

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Folding screen depicting two tigers in a bamboo grove. Japan, 17th century

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Folding screen depicting two tigers in a bamboo grove. Japan, 17th century

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Roman carnelian intaglio ring engraved with a pair of lovers, ca. 100 BC – AD 50

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Roman carnelian intaglio ring engraved with a pair of lovers, ca. 100 BC – AD 50

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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Roman gold ring set with a red jasper intaglio of Sol Invictus, 2nd–3rd century AD

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Roman gold ring set with a red jasper intaglio of Sol Invictus, 2nd–3rd century AD

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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Inrō box depicting two ama . Japan, 19th century

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