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Scaraboid gem with seated woman
Greek, East Greek
Achaemenid Period (late Archaic or Classical)
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 25 mm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.1013
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionIntaglio. Pierced for stringing (horizontal). Carved on both sides. Side A: woman seated on a bench facing left, wearing a long dress and headdress plays a small, triangular harp (trigonon) with four strings. In front of her is a small dog. Side B: woman seated on a bench in a similar costume, has a bird perched on her left hand. In front of her is a dwarf dressed in Persian clothing.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in London); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24,1903