Harvard Art Museums > 1910.70: Scarab with horse 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 horse , 1910.70,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292702. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1910.70 Title Scarab with horse Classification Gems Work Type gem Date 400 BCE-200 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe Period Hellenistic period Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292702 Physical Descriptions Medium Carnelian Technique Intaglio Dimensions 0.1 cm (1/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Owen Bryant, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1910. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Owen Bryant Accession Year 1910 Object Number 1910.70 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 Dark red carnelian. Scarab with flat base engraved intaglio; pierced lengthwise. Horse facing left in a globolo style. Back carved as a beetle with incised legs and elytra; winglets with two incised lines; plain plinth. Publication History G. Max Bernheimer, "Catalog of the Greek Engraved Gems in the Collection of the Harvard University Art Museums" (1988), p. 80-81, no. 29 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
