Scarab with Achle/Achilles drawing a cloak over his shoulders
early 5th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBanded agate
DimensionsLegacy dimension: 0.013 L.
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession number27.720
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1896-7: with Edward Perry Warren (according to J. D. Beazley, The Lewes House Collection of Ancient Gems, no. 39: bought in Perugia, 1896-7); April 5, 1926: loaned to MFA by Edward Perry Warren (as 124.26); November 17, 1927: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)
6th century B.C.
450–400 B.C.
1st century B.C.
about 450–400 B.C.
500–475 B.C.
1st century B.C. (?) or 18th century
19th century A.D.
2nd century A.D.
883–612 B.C.