Scarab with a Lioness Set in a Swivel Pendant

5th-4th century BCE (Classical) Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) Citation Source image

This scarab bears an image of a lioness carved in intaglio on the underside. The lion is walking to the left on a ground line.

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11221
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Alfred Morrison, London, by 1898, [mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Morrison Sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, June 29, 1898, lot 41; Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, lot 9; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase [Smith as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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