Gem: Donkey
Gem: Donkey
Gem: Donkey
Gem: Donkey

Currently not on view

Gem: Donkey,

late 5th century BCE

Etruscan
Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE
y1940-374

Information

Title
Gem: Donkey
Dates

late 5th century BCE

Medium
Opaque tan stone veined with cream and brown
Dimensions
1.8 x 1.2 cm (11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
y1940-374
Culture
Etruscan
Type
ornament, gems
Materials
stone
Techniques
engraving (incising)
Subject
mammals

Acquired by Frank Jewett Mather, Jr., at at unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1940 by Mather.

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