1986.545: Scaraboid with a Man Sitting on a Rock
Gems
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1986.545
- Title
- Scaraboid with a Man Sitting on a Rock
- Classification
- Gems
- Work Type
- gem
- Date
- 400-300 BCE
- Period
- Classical period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289103
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Dark blue glass
- Technique
- Cast
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Jonathan H. Kagan, gift; to the Harvard Art Museum, 1986.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
- Accession Year
- 1986
- Object Number
- 1986.545
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Blue glass scaraboid (gem in the shape of a beetle); cast surface. A nude male figure is shown seated on a rock. His right arm rests on a club, suggesting this may be a representation of Herakles. The surface is heavily pitted.
- Commentary
- This dark blue glass scaraboid was cast rather than carved, a fact which is clear in the execution where the designs are lighter than what is achieved in a drilled gem. Glass scaraboid may have been produced as a less costly alternative to precious stones. The fact that glass gems are cast, means they could have been mass produced.
Verification Level
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