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Cameo portrait of a woman
Representations of Women
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145.
Brooch
Roman
Cameo portrait of a woman
Gold and shell,
3rd century CE
Purchased in Athens, 1926
Photograph Petegorsky/Gipe
MH 1926.4.C.I
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Ancient images of women are remarkable for their ambiguity. Sometimes, identification is straightforward: on the Gerasa mosaics at left, Erato, muse of lyric poetry, is easily recognized by her lyre and name...
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