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Round gem with mounted hunter
Greek or Roman
Hellenistic or Roman Period
1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Length: 15 mm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.751
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionDark purple glass. Intaglio with convex front and flat back. A young hunter mounted on a horse, moving to the left. Hunter wears a cloak clasped around his neck that flies out behind him; his torso is depicted in three-quarter view frontal and he holds some sort of weapon in his raised left hand. He is accompanied by two animals running alongside the horse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Rome); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)