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Scarab

Date

3rd–2nd century B.C.

Medium

Banded agate

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Jewelry

Institution

Getty Museum

On the face, two bearded (bald?) men seated on stools reading from book rolls; their lower bodies are draped; a burning double-spouted lamp hangs from the ceiling; hatched border. On the reverse, the scarab's elytra are outlined; the thorax is hatched; the winglets are distinguished by two diagonal lines; the legs are carved in low relief; the plinth is hatched. The scarab is pierced through the top and face rather than lengthwise.

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