ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Bust of Nike
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Date1st Century BCE
MediumGarnet
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
Dimensions5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Object number2005.080.080
Label TextDraped bust of Nike facing left. Her hair, tied in a top-knot, is swept up from the neck and in a roll across her brow that is then pulled back from her temples. Her wing extends behind.ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 100 CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
3rd century BCE
ca. 1st Century BCE
late 1st-early 2nd Century CE
mid 2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE (gem) - 3rd-4th Century CE (ring)
1st Century CE
