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Scarab of a Foot
Scarab of a Foot

Scarab of a Foot

DateAncient
PeriodEtruscan
CultureEtruscan
MediumBanded agate mounted in a gold ring
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #1003), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.151
On View
On view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Right, Case Right Row 7
Collections
Dimensions13/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (2.1 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm)
Bunnell's Museum: Compliments of Mrs. Gen Tom Thumb
Bunnell's Museum: Compliments of Mrs. Gen Tom Thumb
New York Circus
no date
Animals and gnome
Animals and gnome
no date
Al. G. Barnes Circus: Poodles and Hanneford Family
Al. G. Barnes Circus: Poodles and Hanneford Family
Erie Lithograph
no date
Image Not Available for 1. The Nave, looking towards the North.
1. The Nave, looking towards the North.
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Image Not Available for 1. The Nave, looking towards the North.
1. The Nave, looking towards the North.
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Untitled
Untitled
Howard C. Tibbals (Lender)
November 6, 2002
Untitled
Untitled
Unknown
September 11, 1936
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Red Title
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Red Title
Unknown
1971; Wednesday June 2-June 8
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Bartolomé Estebán Murillo
late 18th–19th Century
Spindle Whorls
Spindle Whorls
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Spindle whorl
Spindle whorl
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
Spindle Whorls
Spindle Whorls
Integration Period (AD 800 - AD 1534)
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