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Engraved Scaraboid with a Grasshopper
Unknown, Greek425–400 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
With exquisite detail, this seal stone depicts a grasshopper perched on a leaf. The subject, the distinctive material, and the extremely high quality of workmanship all suggest that the artist was Dexamenos of Chios, a master engraver who signed four other known gems, one depicting a heron accompanied by a grasshopper.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Scaraboid with a Grasshopper
- Creator: Unknown, Greek
- Date Created: 425–400 B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: 2.1 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm (13/16 × 11/16 × 5/16 in.)
- External Link: Object Record
- Medium: Mottled yellow jasper
- Object Creditline: The J. Paul Getty Museum,
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