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Scaraboid gem with a dog scratching its head
Greek
Late Archaic Period
early 5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 12 mm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.356
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionIntaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Motif oriented horizontally. A dog, facing right, turns its head back towards its right hind leg and scratches its face. Hatched border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: First seen in Greece in the possession of a Greek who afterwards sold it to us when abroad.); 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)