Chryseis with an attendant bearing presents, praying to Menelaus to restore his daughter

Medium

Amethyst and gold

Dimensions

Overall (with setting): 1 13/16 × 15/16 in. (4.6 × 2.4 cm)

Classification

Lapidary Work-Gems

Culture

probably Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cele H. and William B. Rubin, 1961

Accession Number

61.109.7

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