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Scarab with a Warrior
5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)
carnelian
This scarab bears an image of a helmeted warrior, possibly the hero Perseus, carved in intaglio. The warrior is holding a spear in his left hand and a shield on his right arm. He is running to the right but looking back at a small snake by his feet. A hatched border runs around the edge.
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.487