Harvard Art Museums > 1910.69: Scarab with animal (dog?) running right and palm branch 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 animal (dog?) running right and palm branch , 1910.69,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/293256. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1910.69 Title Scarab with animal (dog?) running right and palm branch Classification Gems Work Type gem Date 400-300 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe Period Hellenistic period Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/293256 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 1910.69 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 scaraboid (intaglio gem in the shape of a beetle). Four-legged animal with two pointed ears, and lond tail (possibly a dog), runs right. Two palm frond: one underneath the dog and a second in front. Back carved as beetle with hatched border around the thorax; two lines dividing the elytra; incised legs, and plain plinth. Publication History G. Max Bernheimer, "Catalog of the Greek Engraved Gems in the Collection of the Harvard University Art Museums" (1988), p. 79-80, no. 28 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
