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Engraved Scaraboid with Perseus (Front)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The hero Perseus tiptoes forward to the left on the groundline of this gem, perhaps in pursuit of the gorgon Medusa. He wears a winged diadem and winged sandals with a cloak draped over his right shoulder. One of the two spears held in his right hand has a sickle blade, the dorydepanon, attached to the shaft. He raises his left hand towards his mouth.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Scaraboid with Perseus (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 400–350 B.C.
- Location Created: Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 3 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm (1 3/16 × 7/8 × 1/2 in.)
- Type: Gem
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Mottled red jasper
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2019.13.6
- Culture: Greek
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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