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Searching for Dioskourides, A Master Gem-Carver

Art Matters Lecture with Kenneth Lapatin, Ph.D.
Curator of Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum

This talk examines exquisite engraved cameos and intaglios cut by the gem-carver of the Roman emperor Augustus and addresses the vexed problem of distinguishing ancient originals from modern forgeries.

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