Pendant
Seal (Object)
Gem
MS1076
From: Italy | Etruria | Narce
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1076 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Faliscan | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Narce |
| Locus | Tomb 23M |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass |
| Iconography | Sphinx |
| Description | Paste; obverse flat; reverse very slightly convex. On obverse is countersunk a sphinx with one wing to right; other left of the head. One foot advanced; raised tail; on head there seems to be a cap. Plume or plant (?) in front of sphinx. Worn perhaps as a pendant ring. |
| Height | 1.1 cm |
| Length | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896 |
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