Oval gem with scorpion
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueJasper
DimensionsLength x width: 13 x 12 mm (1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.870
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.
2nd century A.D.
550–500 B.C.
2nd century A.D.
6th–early 5th century B.C.
Late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
about A.D. 136
1st century B.C. (?)
450–400 B.C.
mid 1st century A.D.
1st century B.C.
1st century A.D.
early to mid 1st century B.C.