Cameo with head of Medusa
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueOnyx
DimensionsOverall: 5.5 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm (2 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Overall (gem, as preserved): 4.2 x 4.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Overall (gem, as preserved): 4.2 x 4.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.758
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 277 (said to have been found on the Via Appia near Rome); 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.
1st century B.C.
1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
mid to late 1st century B.C.
5th century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
