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Oval gem with grotesque figure playing a lyre
Roman
Republican Period
3rd–1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 11 mm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number09.12
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Flat front and back with inward back bezel. A bearded grotesque figure, with a large belly, large phallus, emaciated legs, and large feet walks to the left. He holds a lyre, pressed against the crook of his right arm and strums it with both hands.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA, January 14, 1909