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Scaraboid gem with bull
Greek
Late Archaic Period
early 5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Rock crystal
Dimensions
Length: 19 mm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7545
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionIntaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Motif oriented horizontally. Kneeling bull faces right. Gadfly on its hindquarters. Inscribed in Greek: The…lese. Hatched border. Significant chip at top and along edges.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901