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Scaraboid with two rearing stags
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid Period
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 16 mm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7578
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionIntaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Two stags rearing up on back legs, bodies crossed in a chiastic composition. Underneath the bodies, a linear device. Small chips at perforations.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Bourguignon.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901