ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Head of Mercury
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureRoman
Periodlate Republic
Datelate 1st Century BCE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 3/8 x 3/16 in. (1 x 1 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.012
Label TextHead of Mercury facing left. He wears a chlamys around his shoulders and his hair is bound by a fillet. There is a wing above his left temple.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Simon Ohan Simonian, California, September 20, 1991.
Status
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- Greek and Roman Art
late 1st Century BCE
2nd Century CE
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1st Century BCE
1st Century CE
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2nd Century CE
1st Century CE
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late 1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
