Scaraboid gem with griffin
475–400 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsLength x width: 40 x 22 mm (1 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession number62.1153
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1961: Dr. L. Lahut Uzman Collection (according to his records: Bought from Bob Hecht Oct. 1961.); 1962: inherited by Mrs. L. Lahut Uzman; December 12, 1962: one of the group of 20 gems (62.1145–62.1164) purchased by MFA from Mrs. L. Lahut Uzman for a total price of $ 2,200-
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.
late 5th–early 4th century B.C.