Scaraboid

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Scaraboid

Pendants Group
Date
late 5th century B.C.
Medium
Gem: blue chalcedony; mount: metal
Culture
Greco-Persian
Department
Jewelry
Institution
Getty Museum

Shallow scaraboid gem engraved with the image of two birds picking at the prostrate body of a stag. Gem is strung on a metal mount.

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