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Scaraboid gem with female head
Greek, South Italian
Classical Period
early 4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian (?)
Dimensions
Length: 16 mm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7583
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionIntaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Motif oriented vertically. Frontal female head (possibly a nymph), wearing a collar-style necklace. She has short hair, parted in the middle that fans out all around her face, wide nose, and large, almond-shaped eyes. Head tilted slightly to left. Cable border.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London from Ready who said it was from Asia Minor.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901