ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Cameo of a Male Head
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Techniquecameos (sculptures)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st-2nd Century CE
MediumAmethyst
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions7/8 x 3/4 in. (2.2 x 1.9 cm)
Object number2008.035.002
Exhibition HistoryExuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, September 21, 2013 - January 5, 2014Passion 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 private collection, United Kingdom, from ca. 1960. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 69-138 CE
1st Century CE
late 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
late 2nd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
1st-3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
3rd Century CE
1st Century CE
late 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
