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Hound-shaped finial
Greek or Roman
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 80 mm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.767
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionEnd of handle of sword or sceptre, shaped as the head of a hound. Eyes were inserted, and are missing. Tips of ears gone. S.L.104.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: Bought in Athens from a Theban who had it from Thebes.); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)