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Oval gem with head of Hellenistic ruler
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 3rd–early 2nd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 26 mm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.727
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Head of a man (possibly of Philip V or Nabis of Sparta), in profile to the left. He is bearded, but with a clean-shaven upper lip. He wears a laurel wreath, with the ties down the back of his neck. Deeply carved.
ProvenanceBy 1897, Michal Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8 - 10, 1898, posthumous Tyszkiewicz sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 298 (said to be from Egypt); 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.