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Scaraboid gem with tripod
Greek
Classical Period
4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Length: 21 mm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number27.769
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
Catalogue Raisonné
Lewes House Gems, no. 084 (1920; 2002, additional published references).
DescriptionRed jasper mottled with black, brown and yellow. Intaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Motif oriented vertically. Tripod cauldron with three circular handles, each with four spokes, bracing between the legs, and leonine feet. A lid with three spikes rests atop the handles. Situated on a thick ground line.
ProvenanceBy 1910: with Edward Perry Warren (according to J. D. Beazley, The Lewes House Collection of Ancient Gems, no. 84: Bought in Athens, 1910.); April 5, 1926: loaned to MFA by Edward Perry Warren (as 74.26); November 17, 1927: gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA