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Engraved Gem with Kneeling Goat (Main View)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

This oval gem is engraved with a goat kneeling in right profile with its forelegs lowered, turning its head back to the left. Its mane, rump and belly hair are carefully marked, with deep folds at the neck and a zig-zag lower edge running down to the neck hair.

The image is framed by a poorly hatched border, which may not be original, although it could have been supplied in antiquity for re-use of the stone. The gem is unpierced and rough cut with in-sloping walls. It may have been made from a cut-down scaraboid or stone whose back was spoilt, and finished for use as a ringstone.

Details

  • Title: Engraved Gem with Kneeling Goat (Main View)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 450–425 B.C.
  • Physical Dimensions: 0.5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm (3/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in.)
  • Type: Gem
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Cornelian
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 81.AN.76.42
  • Culture: Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Jewelry

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