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Carnelian Intaglio of a Ptolemaic Queen as Aphrodite
Gem intaglio mounted on gold and framed by glass, emeralds and garnets. The draped and sceptred figure is thought to be a Ptolemaic queen. In her right arm, she bears the cornucopia of Aphrodite or Isis-Aphrodite. Egyptian, 1st century BCE.
National Library of France, Paris.