Scaraboid gem with two quails
late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsLength: 22 mm (7/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number01.7564
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Morrison Sale); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
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.
2nd century A.D.
Late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
500–331 B.C.
1st century A.D.