Lot Essay
Probably made in Naucratis, Egypt. From the same mold as London 315, no. 245 in Boardman, Archaic Greek Gems, Schools and Artists in the Sixth and Early Fifth Centuries B.C.
Details
AN ARCHAIC GREEK FAIENCE SCARAB
Attributed to the Group of the Leningrad Gorgon
Circa 500 B.C.
The beetle on a high plinth, the details worn, the base with a striding Athena holding a shield in her left hand, a spear held diagonally, wearing a crested helmet, and a himation over a chiton, the aegis fringed with six snake heads in back, the exergue filled
12 x 44mm.
Attributed to the Group of the Leningrad Gorgon
Circa 500 B.C.
The beetle on a high plinth, the details worn, the base with a striding Athena holding a shield in her left hand, a spear held diagonally, wearing a crested helmet, and a himation over a chiton, the aegis fringed with six snake heads in back, the exergue filled
12 x 44mm.
Provenance
The Marcopoli Collection
Christie's New York, 14 June 1993, lot 339.
Christie's New York, 14 June 1993, lot 339.