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Scaraboid gem with a dolphin
Greek
Classical Period
450–400 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 24 mm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number27.690
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionTranslucent brown chalcedony mottled with yellow jasper. Intaglio. Pierced for stringing (horiztonal). Motif oriented horiztonally. Dolphin facing right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: bought in Greece); April 5, 1926: loaned by Edward Perry Warren to MFA as 139.26; November 17, 1927: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for
$ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)
$ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)