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Oval gem with Tyche of Antioch
Roman
Imperial Period
1st–2nd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Beryl
Dimensions
Length: 12 mm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.1007
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionIntaglio. Double-convex, set in modern gold ring. At left, Tyche sits atop a pile of rocks. She wears a long dress, and is completely covered with a mantle. She wears a mural crown and holds two sheaves of wheat in her left hand. With her right hand she leans on one of the rocks that form her seat. Before her, the torso of a young man, the river god, Orontes, has his arms apart, as if swimming away from her. In the space above the scene an inscription in two registers: A I, M A.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: bought in London); March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren