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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
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