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Scarab with a boar-man

about 500–475 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBurnt carnelian
DimensionsLegacy dimension: 0.01 L.
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession number27.721
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Greece); loaned by Edward Perry Warren to MFA, April 5, 1926 (as 138.26); puchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, November 17, 1927 for $ 161,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 27.647-27.761)
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