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Scarab with Achle/Achilles drawing a cloak over his shoulders
Scarab with Achle/Achilles drawing a cloak over his shoulders

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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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)