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CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GRAECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID
circa late 5th century b.c.
Engraved with a Persian woman in profile to the right, wearing a long, loose-sleeved garment, her hair arranged in a long pigtail with a triple-knobbed terminal, holding an narrow-necked ointment jar and a dipper in one hand, and a shallow dish or lid in the other, a groundline below
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
circa late 5th century b.c.
Engraved with a Persian woman in profile to the right, wearing a long, loose-sleeved garment, her hair arranged in a long pigtail with a triple-knobbed terminal, holding an narrow-necked ointment jar and a dipper in one hand, and a shallow dish or lid in the other, a groundline below
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long