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Scarab with a bull
Greek
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Length: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number27.679
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionGreen jasper. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Motif oriented horizontally. Bull, standing right, with head turned back. Lifts back leg as if to scratch his nose. Below, a lotus bud and flower. Beetle: on view and unable to describe.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Athens); loaned to MFA by Edward Perry Warren, October 28, 1925 (as 576.25); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, November 17, 1927, for $ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)