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Engraved Scaraboid (Main Image)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Nude male figure standing left with legs crossed, leaning on a spear; he wears a cloak and a turbanlike headdress of uncertain type; short groundline. The scaraboid has a narrow drill hole.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Scaraboid (Main Image)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 4th century B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: 2.4 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm (15/16 × 3/4 × 1/2 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Pink agate
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 85.AN.370.27
- Culture: Greco-Persian
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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