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Interpretări arheologice: Considerații asupra cameei Orghidan
Archeological Interpretations: Considerations on Orghidan cameo

Author(s): Kurt Horedt
Subject(s): Ancient World
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: Orghidan; cameo; Julian Apostata

Summary/Abstract: In short, a date dating from the fourth century was proposed for the Cameo Orghidan, preserved in Bucharest's historical museum, and its assignment to Emperor Julian Apostata, but these are unlikely. On the basis of the Haarracht, the stone could be assigned to an emperor at the turn of the 2nd to the 3rd century and because of the almond-shaped eyes of the male head Commodus

  • Issue Year: 1/1974
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 201-205
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian