The art of gem carving

by The J. Paul Getty Museum

Video from the J. Paul Getty Museum

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Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea

Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea, detail with lower register

Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea, detail of upper register with (left to right) Roma, Augustus, Oikoumene, and Oceanus

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Cite this page as: The J. Paul Getty Museum, "The art of gem carving," in Smarthistory, December 21, 2015, accessed August 16, 2018, https://smarthistory.org/the-art-of-gem-carving/.