ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Bust of Herakles
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd Century CE
Credit LineClassical Purchase Fund
Dimensions7/16 x 5/8 x 3/4 in. (1.1 x 1.6 x 1.9 cm)
Object number2004.005.002
Label TextBeardless bust of Hercules facing left. He has short curly hair, and wears a lionskin headdress with long wavy mane, the paws tied at the neck. Set in a modern gold ring.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - August 26, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 25, 2013 - September 30, 2014
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Den of Antiquity, Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 310-280 BCE
2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
1st Century CE
ca. 175 - 178 CE
2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
mid 2nd Century CE
3rd Century CE
late 2nd-mid 3rd Century CE
