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Round gem with horse and rider
Roman
Republican or Early Imperial Period
1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length x width: 16 x 15 mm (5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Gardner Bradley
Accession Number61.206
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Set in modern gold ring. A rider on horseback, moving right. The rider appears nude except for a cloak draped around his torso and fastened at the shoulders, and a Bactrian helmet. He holds the reigns in his lap. The horse has its front left and back right leg raised; its tail hangs down in waves, and its mane is cropped and indicated by a cabled line.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Perry Warren Collection; date unknown: gift of Edward Perry Warren to Mrs. J. Gardner Bradley; gift of Mrs. J. Gardner Bradley to MFA, April 12, 1961