Roman Intaglio ring carved from carnelian, depicting a dwarf killing a grasshopper (1st Century BC) ....
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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@globalmuseum Here's the object in the MFA collection, with a bit more info https://collections.mfa.org/objects/226927
Curious to understand what's depicted here, so now I'm off to read "Studies in the Representation of Dwarfs in Hellenistic and Roman Art" https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/6949 😅
@globalmuseum That is impressive, in more ways than one
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"Killing"? The third leg would like to differ.
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