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Oval gem with dog and boar
Roman
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Length: 11 mm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Burton Y. Berry in memory of Michel Chiha of Beirut
Accession Number69.1210
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionRed jasper. At right a dog crouching to left attacking a wild boar in front of a tree with spreading branches.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Istanbul 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