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Ring with gem with seated man
Greek or Italic
Late Classical or early Hellenistic Period
4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Iron and chalcedony
Dimensions
1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.725
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
DescriptionBearded man seated on a stool with four turned legs, holding a scroll in his right hand and in the other a long stick that rests on a globe in front of his left foot. His lower body is wrapped in a himation, whose end drapes over the man’s left arm and falls behind the stool.
Groundline. Hatched border. Broken in four parts; chip missing at upper right; abrasions and scratches on the surface. Fragmentary iron ring with high shoulder and oval bezel; lower part of the hoop cut and missing. Chalcedony (?), oval intaglio with flat front.
Groundline. Hatched border. Broken in four parts; chip missing at upper right; abrasions and scratches on the surface. Fragmentary iron ring with high shoulder and oval bezel; lower part of the hoop cut and missing. Chalcedony (?), oval intaglio with flat front.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: sent from Athens); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)