Pyramidal seal with Medusa and Herakles
550–331 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsLength x width: 25 x 20 mm (1 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.80
On View
On viewClassificationsSeals
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1893, with Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928) (according to Warren's records: Bought at Sotheby's, 17th May 1893, lot 85); 1895, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA for $29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174) (Accession Date: May 17, 1893)
about 1480–1370 B.C.
about 1420–1190 B.C.
about 1700–1600 B.C.
modern
about 1700–1460 B.C.
about 1420–1190 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
550–331 B.C.