Pendant

Seal (Object)

Gem

MS1076

From: Italy | Etruria | Narce

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS1076
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Faliscan | Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Narce
Locus Tomb 23M
Section Mediterranean
Materials Glass
Iconography Sphinx
Description

Paste; obverse flat; reverse very slightly convex. On obverse is countersunk a sphinx with one wing to right; other left of the head. One foot advanced; raised tail; on head there seems to be a cap. Plume or plant (?) in front of sphinx. Worn perhaps as a pendant ring.

Height 1.1 cm
Length 1.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896

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