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Scarab with a Kneeling Man
4th century BCE (Late Classical-Hellenistic)
brown and white agate
This scarab bears an image of a man kneeling in profile to the right carved in intaglio. A segmented border surrounds the image.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/1979 | Examination | examined for condition |
Measurements
Overall: 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
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.
42.480