Advanced Search
Requires Photography
Cylinder seal with Athena and draped female
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
323–200 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7608
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionRed carnelian. Pierced cylinder seal. Athena with helmet, peplos, shawl, and raised spear striding to right and looking back. Draped female with helmet and spear (Athena?) striding to left. Both in Archaistic style. Partial groundlines below figures
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Corinth.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, 1901