ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Two Men at a Herm
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd Century CE
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
Dimensions11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Object number2005.080.077
Label TextA nude youth stands at left embracing a bearded herm. A second nude youth kneels to the right of the herm, extending a wreath. Groundline.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, 2014 - 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.
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