Unknown, Cameo set into a ring, 1st century A.D. Sardonyx set in modern gold ring. Greatest extent: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California

Youth Adjusting His Sandal, Attributed to Epimenes. Greek, Cyclades, about 500 B.C.  Carnelian. 5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Trust © J. Paul Getty Trust

Youth Scraping His Leg with a Strigil, attributed to Epimenes, about 500 B.C. Obsidian scaraboid intaglio set in a modern gold ring, 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum

Youth Taming a Horse, signed by Epimenes, about 500 B.C. Chalcedony scaraboid intaglio, 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/8 in. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Photograph © 2009 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Apollo, attributed to Solon, 30–20 B.C. Fragmentary amethyst intaglio repaired and set in a modern gold mount, 1 5/16 x 1 3/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman

Dioskourides. Greek, 40–30 B.C. Carnelian intaglio mounted in gold with colored enamel and other gems. 11/16 x 11/16 in. Chatsworth Settlement Trustees. Image © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth. Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees

Satyr, Hyllos, Greco-Roman, 10 B.C.–A.D. 10. Sardonyx cameo. 11/16 x 9/16 in. Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The J. Paul Getty Trust © J. Paul Getty Trust