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Scarab with animal-hybrid monster

late 6th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueRock crystal
DimensionsLength: 13 mm (1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number01.7584
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Spool-shaped ear stud
6th–4th century B.C.
Spool-shaped ear stud
6th–4th century B.C.
Annular ear stud
5th–late 4th century B.C.
Spool-shaped ear stud
early 6th–late 4th century B.C.
Spool-shaped ear stud
early 6th–late 4th century B.C.
Faceted gem with two quadrupeds
4th-5th century A.D. or early 19th century ?
Scaraboid gem
about 5th–4th century B.C.
Scaraboid gem with a griffin
mid-5th–mid-4th century B.C.