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Scaraboid with a Man Sitting on a Rock

Scaraboid with a Man Sitting on a Rock

Greek

Blue glass scaraboid (gem in the shape of a beetle); cast surface. A nude male figure is shown seated on a rock. His right arm rests on a club, suggesting this may be a representation of Herakles. The surface is heavily pitted.

Dark blue glass

Classical period, Late

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