Scarab with two warriors supporting a wounded comrade
480–430 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBanded agate
DimensionsLength: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.77
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceAccording to Warren's records: by date unknown: Howel Wills Collection, Florence; sold at Christie's, Feb. 1894, as lot 112; purchased at Christie's sale by Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)
6th century B.C.
450–400 B.C.
1st century B.C.
about 450–400 B.C.
500–475 B.C.
early 5th century B.C.
1st century B.C. (?) or 18th century
19th century A.D.
2nd century A.D.
883–612 B.C.