Cameo with head of Bes
1st–3rd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueSardonyx
DimensionsOverall: 1.9 x 1.9 cm (3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.752
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1897, Michal Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8 - 10, 1898, posthumous Tyszkiewicz sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 271 (said to have been found in the Fayum); 1898, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Rome and London; 1898, sold by Warren to the MFA for $69,618.13 [see note]. (Accession Date: September 20, 1898)
Note: This is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.
Note: This is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.
15th century A.D.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
early 1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
mid-1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century A.D.
late 2nd–3rd century A.D.
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.