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Sliced-barrel seal with grasshopper
Greek
Classical Period
450–400 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Sardonyx
Dimensions
Length: 23 mm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7550
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionRed, orange and white parallel streaks. Intaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Motif oriented horizontally. Grasshopper facing left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought from Rhousopoulos, marked Peloponnesos [in Greek] 1888); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren