/internal/media/dispatcher/1379829/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailRound gem with dwarf killing grasshopper1st century B.C.Length: 11 mm (7/16 in.)CarnelianBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 191213.2390Intaglio. Flat front, convex back. A dwarf killing a large bug. The dwarf is bearded and emaciated and has a long phallus. He steps forward with his right leg and stand on one of the bug's antennae with his left foot. A large grasshopper or locust(?) is on its back with its head at the dwarf's feet. The dwarf holds one of the bug's hairy legs in his right hand while stabbing the belly of the bug with a short sword. The body of the bug is decorated with a chevron pattern connected by a central spinal line.Jewelry / Adornment22692701