ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Sacro-Idyllic Scene
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionimitation gemstone
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st Century CE
MediumSilver, glass
Credit LineClassical Purchase Fund
Dimensions11/16 x 1/2 x 7/8 in. (1.7 x 1.3 x 2.2 cm)
Object number2004.005.001
Label TextFive figures (three male and two female) gather around a low circular altar, with a Priapic herm beyond. To right, a draped woman holds offerings over the flames; to left, a crouching man reaches into a krater. A thyrsus rests behind. Groundline. Mounted in a modern silver 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
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st-3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
late 1st Century CE
282-246 BCE
4th Century BCE
1st Century CE
mid 1st Century BCE
