Lot 51
51
A GRECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID WITH A PERSIAN HUNTER SPEARING A BOAR
This lot is offered without reserve. PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK CITY PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GRECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID WITH A PERSIAN HUNTER SPEARING A BOAR

ATTRIBUTED TO THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP, CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GRECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID WITH A PERSIAN HUNTER SPEARING A BOAR
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP, CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private Collection, Newton, MA, brought from Iran to the U.S., 1983.
Private Collection, Boston.
Property of a New England Collector; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 18 December 1998, lot 204.
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Lot Essay


Hunting scenes are the most common subject for gems of the Cambridge Group, to which this gem has been attributed; most are scaraboids. In this group, the hunter is dressed in the Persian manner and rides a horse or pursues on foot and is typically armed either with a bow or spear. The prey can be either a lion, goat, boar, or, as here, a bear. For other gems of this group, see pls. 924-930 in Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings.

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