Oval gem with centaur
1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsLength x width: 9 x 6 mm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.853
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.
2nd – 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.