Oval gem with figure leaning on pillar
2nd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsLength x width: 19 x 13 mm (3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.861
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.
475–400 B.C.
480–450 B.C.
450–400 B.C.
mid 5th century B.C.
about 500 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
Late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
500–331 B.C.
1st century A.D.
late 5th–early 4th century B.C.