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Engraved Scarab

Date

second half of 8th century B.C.

Medium

Dark brown serpentine

Culture

Near Eastern (Cilician)

Department

Jewelry

Institution

Getty Museum

Scarab gem engraved with the image of a standing lyre player, a kneeling figure, and two other standing figures, who all face a seated figure. The thick groundline is emphasized with a hatched horizontal band below the scene. The back of the scarab is only summarily worked. Framed by a linear border.

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