ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with a Woman Holding Laurel Branches
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodRepublican
Date1st Century BCE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/4 x 7/16 x 3/16 in. (1.9 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.014
Label TextA draped woman stands facing right, leaning her right elbow against a column. She wears a long chiton and carries a laurel branch in each hand. The figure may represent the goddess, Victory, but the device also relates closely to a popular motif on magical gems depicting a draped woman holding a laurel branch.
ProvenanceSaid to be ex coll. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
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