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Oval gem with sphinx
Roman
Republican or Early Imperial Period
1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Length: 13.5 mm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander Cochrane
Accession Number18.347
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionGolden yellow-brown glass with central white stripe. Intaglio. Flat front and back with inward back bezel. Sphinx facing left and has incurved wing tips. Raises front, right paw. Motif situated on partial ground line.
Provenance1918, gift of Alexander Cochrane (b. 1840 - d. 1919), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1918)