ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Portrait Bust of Ptolemaic Queen, perhaps Arsinoe II
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Dateca. 280-270 BCE
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
Dimensions15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.7 cm)
Object number2005.080.082
Label TextBust of a young woman in right profile, wearing a sakkos and chiton. Her hair is pulled back from the brow, covering the top of her ear, and is gathered at the nape of the neck; small curls escape onto the neck. Large chips missing from the top of the stone and from the lower left edge, preserving the bust only as far as the bridge of the nose. The type is known from seven other intaglios, including another two amethysts. It likely represents Arsinoe II.
ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
3rd-2nd Century BCE
1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE
1980-1760 BCE
mid 3rd Century BCE
4th Century BCE
1st Century BCE
305-30 BCE
2nd-1st Century BCE
305-180 BCE
ca. 69-138 CE
