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Chalcedony scaraboid seal

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Chalcedony scaraboid seal

Period:: Classical
Date:: 5th century B.C.
Culture:: Greek
Medium:: Chalcedony, burnt carnelian ?
Dimensions:: L. 2.1 cm
Classification:: Gems
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Accession Number:: 24.97.47

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

Description

Wild boar
References

Alexander, Christine. "Jewelry and Miscellaneous Small Antiquities." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 20(7): pp. 180, 182, fig. 1.
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When
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