Oval gem with Hermes playing the lyre
3rd–1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian
DimensionsLength: 25 mm (1 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.102
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceGeorge Spencer (b. 1789 – d. 1817), 4th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace; by descent to John Winston Spencer-Churchill (b. 1822 – d. 1883), 7th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace [see note 1]; June 28-July 1, 1875, Marlborough Gems sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, lot 165, collection sold en bloc to David Bromilow (d. 1898), Bitteswell Hall, Lutterworth; 1898, by descent to his daughter, Julia Harriet Mary Jary; June 26, 1899, sold by Mrs. Jary, The Marlborough Gems sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, lot 165, sold for £70 to W. T. Ready for Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 – d. 1928), London; 1899, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA for $16.502.52 [note 2]. (Accession Date: January 1, 1899)
Notes:
[1]For the history of the Marlborough Gem collection, see the introduction to the 1875 Christie's auction catalogue and John Boardman, The Marlborough Gems (Oxford, 2010).
[2]This figure is the total price for MFA 99.101-99.119.
Notes:
[1]For the history of the Marlborough Gem collection, see the introduction to the 1875 Christie's auction catalogue and John Boardman, The Marlborough Gems (Oxford, 2010).
[2]This figure is the total price for MFA 99.101-99.119.
late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
1st century B.C.
early 1st century B.C.
6th century B.C.
2nd – 1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
1st century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
1st century A.D.