A GREEK BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID

CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

A GREEK BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with a crouching nude female dressing in her chiton, her sensuous torso turned slightly out, holding her garment aloft in her raised arms; on a short groundline
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris, prior to 1975.
Private Collection, Paris, 1975; thence by descent.

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

The subject of a crouching female dressing herself was popular for gems during the 4th century B.C. For a range of poses all with the female holding the garment aloft, see nos. Bbc9-16 in Wiegandt, Die griechischen Siegel klassicher Zeit. The gem presented here is closest to no. Bbc14, a lapis lazuli scaraboid from Athens now in the British Museum.

More from Ancient Jewelry

View All