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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
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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

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