Carnelian oval engraved gem
Unknown
1st century BCE–1st century CE · Carnelian · Greek and Roman Art
The Roman she-wolf suckles Romulus and Remus under a tree, in the presence of the goddess Roma and the shepherd Faustulus.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1st century BCE–1st century CE
- Medium
- Carnelian
- Culture
- Roman
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
