Chalcedony oval gem

Unknown

2nd century BCE · Chalcedony, blue · Greek and Roman Art

female portrait head, possibly queen Laodike, wife of Mithradates IV of Pontos

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century BCE

Medium

Chalcedony, blue

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942