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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1167413, member: 5833"]Mat is correct: it is the goddess Athena/Minerva. The braids, which you would see are tied beneath her chin if the image extended down farther, are definitive.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is an impression of an intaglio made into a blob of glass paste, meant to suggest a wax seal & has been given touches meant to suggest it is old. The gem it records may or may not be a genuinely old one, but this production is quite modern. Fake engraved gems & gem impressions have become quite an industry in some parts of the world. I hope you did not pay too much. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1167413, member: 5833"]Mat is correct: it is the goddess Athena/Minerva. The braids, which you would see are tied beneath her chin if the image extended down farther, are definitive. It is an impression of an intaglio made into a blob of glass paste, meant to suggest a wax seal & has been given touches meant to suggest it is old. The gem it records may or may not be a genuinely old one, but this production is quite modern. Fake engraved gems & gem impressions have become quite an industry in some parts of the world. I hope you did not pay too much. :([/QUOTE]
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