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Scaraboid with man and dog
Near-Eastern?
Hellenistic Period
2nd–1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Agate
Dimensions
Length: 20 mm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Burton Y. Berry in memory of Michel Chiha of Beirut
Accession Number69.1208
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionGolden brown agate with white bands in the middle. Scaraboid, pierced vertically. Nude male with stick walking to right, gesturing toward a seated dog in front. Crescent in field before him. Partial groundline. Chipped at the top.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Izmir on MFA archival card; by date unknown: Burton Y. Berry Collection; gift to MFA from Burton Y. Berry in Memory of Michel Chiha of Beirut, October 15, 1969