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Agate scarab

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Greek and Roman Art

Agate scarab

Etruscan

Date
5th century BCE
Medium
Agate
Dimensions
Overall: 5/8 x 1/2 in. (1.6 x 1.2 cm)
Object type
Scarab
Classification
Gems
Culture
Etruscan
Period
Classical
Object number
81.6.12
Credit line
Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
Gallery
170
Original Met record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Scarabs

The Met object ID 244883. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.