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Oval gem with Artemis
Greek
Hellenistic Period
2nd–1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 22 mm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.740
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Motif carved on convex side of stone. Artemis standing on a plinth, possibly representing a statue. She faces right, holding a bow in her left hand; her quiver is visible above her shoulders. She wears a long tunic folded over at the top (peplos); with her right hand she holds the short end of the peplos away from her body. In the back, the peplos flies away from her body as if to suggest movement. Her hair is worn bound in the back, with a bump along her hairline where the hair has been gathered into a roll in an archaic style. She is tall and slim.
ProvenanceBy 1898: with Edward Perry Warren (one of a group of objects according to Warren's records: bought from a Corinthian in Greece. All [98.740, 98.785, 98.796-98.797] from one tomb at Xylocastro. 1898); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)