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Similar plaster emblema from the Mediterranean were found at the Afghan site of Begram. Such trade goods were particularly important for the transmission of classical motifs and styles.
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Title: Emblema with Aphrodite and Eros
Date: ca. 1st–2nd century
Culture: Mediterranean
Medium: Plaster
Dimensions: Diam. (widest) 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Götz, in honor of Samuel Eilenberg, 1996
Object Number: 1996.472
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