Harvard Art Museums > 1960.631: Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop Gems Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop , 1960.631,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290507. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.631 Title Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop Classification Gems Work Type gem Date 400-300 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Culture Italic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290507 Physical Descriptions Medium Banded agate, gold Technique Intaglio Dimensions 0.8 cm (5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History David M. Robinson (by 1960), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.631 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Banded agate scarab, with intaglio. The small gem depicts a stag running to the left in the a-globolo style. The back is carved in a beetle shape, though very simply rendered. The head is visible due to several small grooves. Plain plinth. Publication History David Moore Robinson, "The Robinson Collection of Greek Gems, Seals, Rings, and Earrings", Hesperia Supplements (1949), Vol. 8, 305-323, 475-480, p. 312, no. 13, pl. 41.13-13a. Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 42, no. 379 G. Max Bernheimer, "Catalog of the Greek Engraved Gems in the Collection of the Harvard University Art Museums" (1988), p. 77-79, no. 27 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
