ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Ring with Intaglio with Cupid Harnessing a Goose
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureItalic
PeriodHellenistic
Date2nd-late 1st Century BCE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 7/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.031.021
Label TextCupid kneels in profile to harness a bridled goose with upstretched wings. He holds the reins in one hand and a filetted thyrsus in the other. Hatched border. Mounted as a ring in a modern gold setting.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
InscribedInside band: Greek, 4th cent. BC. From the Punjab. G.G. Pearce, 1884.
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