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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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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-