Gem with Emperor Commodus Hunting a Tigress
![Photograph of an engraved gem depicting a leaping horse bearing a curly-haired and bearded rider with raised spear. Below and in front of a horse, a female tiger crouches.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/gem-58-2096/@@images/a10e71e7-f0ef-4f07-8225-f16dd8f1a150.png)
Gem with Emperor Commodus Hunting a Tigress
- Medium:
- Nicolo intaglio
- Dimensions:
- H. 4.5 cm; L. 5.5 cm
- Context:
- Rome
- Date:
- Roman, ca. 190 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 58.2096
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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