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Round gem with woman seated before column
Roman
Late Republican or Early Imperial Period
2nd half of 1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 13 mm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander Cochrane
Accession Number18.343
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Flat front and back with inward back bezel. A woman seated on a stool, facing left. Behind her, a staff leans transversely. In her left hand she holds a dish. At left, in front of her, a column on which a bird is perched, facing away from her. Very schematically rendered.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Alexander Cochrane Collection; gift of Alexander Cochrane to MFA, August 1, 1918