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Oblong gem with a kneeling warrior
Italic
Hellenistic Period
3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Length: 21 mm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionTranslucent, slightly banded, reddish orange carnelian. Oblong intaglio with slightly squared corners; flat front and convex back. Fully-armored warrior from ¾ back kneeling to left. His left hand, holding a sword, rests on a groundline. The shield on his right arm is held high, forming a frame around his head and upper back. He wears a crested helmet, breastplate decorated with tongues and a sphinx, hatched belt, and skirt with meander patterns. Triangular pattern around the inner shield. Hatched border. Some scratches on the front. Missing chip at upper left.
ProvenanceBy 1897, Michal Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8 - 10, 1898, posthumous Tyszkiewicz sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 299 (bought in Naples); 1898, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Rome and London; 1898, sold by Warren to the MFA for $69,618.13 [see note]. (Accession Date: September 20, 1898)
Note: this is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.
Note: this is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.