Oval gem with Harpocrates
2nd – 1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsLength x width: 6 x 6 mm (1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.850
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
1st century B.C.
3rd–1st century B.C.
early 1st century B.C.
6th century B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.