Oval gem with Diskobolos
1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueOnyx
DimensionsLength: 13 mm (1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number01.7597
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
mid to late 1st century B.C.
2nd–3rd century A.D.
5th century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.