ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Ring with Intaglio with Minerva
CultureRoman
PeriodRepublican
Date1st Century BCE
MediumGold foil, garnet
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 in., 5.09 g (2.2 cm)
Hoop internal diam: 1.9 cm
Object number2005.080.087
Label TextA draped and helmeted Minerva advances to the right, carrying a spear over her left shoulder and her shield on her back. Her skirt and mantel billow behind her. Mounted in a gold foil ring with broad shoulders and flat bezel.Exhibition HistoryExuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, September 21, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Passion of the Empress: Catherine the Great's Art Patronage, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, DC, February 15 - June 8, 2014
Published ReferencesAsen Kirin, Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) (Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, 2013), 190, number 47.
ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
1st Century BCE (gem) - 3rd-4th Century CE (ring)
1st Century CE
3rd Century CE
late 1st Century CE
1st Century BCE
2nd Century CE
ca. 50-150 CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
