ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Bust of a Young Man
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
Place FoundAfghanistan, Asia
CultureGreek or Graeco-Bactrian
PeriodHellenistic
Datemid 2nd-early 1st Century BCE
MediumCarnelian or agate
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/8 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. (2.2 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.007
Label TextMale bust facing left, beardless and with hair falling long on the nape of the neck. He wears a tunic with a decorated band or sash.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. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 175 - 178 CE
2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
late 2nd-mid 3rd Century CE
1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE
early 1st Century BCE
5th Century BCE
ca. 161-164 CE
