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Scaraboid Engraved Gem with Seated Male Figure
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Oval, carnelian scaraboid (intaglio gem in the shape of a beetle); flat face; seated male.
This gem depicts a seated, nude male facing right. His muscled figure is indicated in a schematic form, similar in appearance to the a globolo style. The beetle is simple with the spine indicated by a single line and hatched wings.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Henry W. Haynes (1873-1878) bequest; to the Department of the Classics 1912 transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum 1977.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
Title: Scaraboid Engraved Gem with Seated Male Figure
Description:
Oval, carnelian scaraboid (intaglio gem in the shape of a beetle); flat face; seated male.
This gem depicts a seated, nude male facing right.
His muscled figure is indicated in a schematic form, similar in appearance to the a globolo style.
The beetle is simple with the spine indicated by a single line and hatched wings.
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