ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Scarab on U-Shaped Mount with Cylinder Terminals Decorated with Rosettes and Dotted Grid Pattern
AAT Object Form/Functionjewelry
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
Possible OriginItaly, Europe
CultureEtruscan (?)
Dateca. 750-90 BCE
MediumGold, stone
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 3/8 x 1 x 1 11/16 in. (3.5 x 2.5 x 4.3 cm)
Object number1989.010.013
Exhibition HistoryNapoleon in Egypt, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, Georgia, January 13 - March 26, 2006ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, purchased from an antique dealer, Milan, Italy, ca. 1960.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
7th-6th Century BCE
5th-4th Century BCE
3rd-1st Century BCE
3rd-late 1st Century BCE
3rd-late 1st Century BCE
3rd-2nd Century BCE
ca. 1225 BCE
660-475 BCE
