Detail View: The AMICA Library: Scaraboid with an archer testing an arrow
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.31.11.5
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Epimenes
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Attributed to Epimenes
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Title:
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Scaraboid with an archer testing an arrow
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 500 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-502
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Creation End Date:
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-498
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Materials and Techniques:
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Chalcedony
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Classification Term:
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Gems
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Dimensions:
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L. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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31.11.5
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Credit Line:
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Fletcher Fund, 1931
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Rights:
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Context:
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Epimenes is known from a signature that appears on a gem now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He was probably trained on one of the Aegean Islands. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.gr31.11.5.AV1.tif
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