Oval gem with seated Philoktetes
Roman
Republican Period
1st century B.C.
Dimensions
Length: 17 mm (11/16 in.)
Accession Number
01.7580
Medium or Technique
Glass (paste)
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
‘Nicolo’ blue on black. Intaglio. Flat on both sides. Philoktetes reclines, facing right. He leans on his right elbow and fans his injured foot with a bird’s wing. Behind his leg, a bow case.
Provenance
By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens, said from Peloponnese.); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution