Lot Essay
For related gems from the Bern Group see Boardman, Greek Gems and Fingers Rings, p. 320-322, pl. 965-980.
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ATTRIBUTED TO THE BERN GROUP, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
FOUR GRECO-PERSIAN CHALCEDONY SCARABOIDS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BERN GROUP, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
One with two goats with their legs folded below, one with splayed horns, one its horn curving back; one with a man spearing a goat; one with a goat nibbling from the branch of a tree; and one with a horseman in combat with a foot soldier
Longest: 13/16 in. (2 cm.) long (4)
ATTRIBUTED TO THE BERN GROUP, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
One with two goats with their legs folded below, one with splayed horns, one its horn curving back; one with a man spearing a goat; one with a goat nibbling from the branch of a tree; and one with a horseman in combat with a foot soldier
Longest: 13/16 in. (2 cm.) long (4)
Provenance
Family Collection, brought to the U.S. in 1983.
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