A GREEK SCARABOID WITH HERONS, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. A GREEK SCARABOID WITH HERONS, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. A GREEK SCARABOID WITH HERONS, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. A GREEK SCARABOID WITH HERONS, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

A GREEK SCARABOID WITH HERONS, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Reference: ART600531

The banded agate scaraboid engraved with great skill, the two herons facing each other and one grabbing a mouse(?) in it’s beak. The heron motif is frequently encountered on classical Greek seals. The scene is composed with elegance. Engraved with realistic sense and great technical expertise. The piece is drilled lengthwise and is to be considered of great rarity and beauty.
20 mm by 18 mm.

CONDITION
Good condition.

PROVENANCE
Acquired recently in Newark antique fair from thence by descent.

NOTES
Antike Gemmen in Deutschen Sammlungen, band II, Berlin n. 180, inv. FG311; J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings, p. 288 n. 469; p. 289 n. 490, p. 287 n. 514, 518-519.