Scaraboid gem with Protesilaos
480–450 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsLength: 30 mm (1 1/4 in.); thickness: 14 mm (9/16 in.).
Credit LineMorris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession number1987.300
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Atlantis Antiquities, 40 East 69th Street, New York 10021; June 24, 1987: purchased by MFA from Atlantis Antiquities
475–400 B.C.
450–400 B.C.
mid 5th century B.C.
about 500 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
2nd century A.D.
Late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
500–331 B.C.
1st century A.D.
late 5th–early 4th century B.C.