Glass gem: Judgement of Paris

Classification

gem (intaglio)

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 1 cm, length: 1.2 cm

Date

1st–3rd centuries A.D.

Period

Early Imperial Period (1st century); 2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

glass

Iconography

Paris ; Hermes ; herald's staff (kerykeion/caduceus); Athena ; Hera ; sceptre (skeptron/sceptrum); Aphrodite ; aigis (Greek-Roman); apple

Present location

London, British Museum, Department of Greece and Rome

Inventory

1923,0401.771

ID

Per-5812

See the object on the website of the British Museum.

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