ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Bust of Warrior in Phrygian Cap
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
Place FoundIsrael, Asia
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Dateearly 1st Century BCE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. (1.1 x 1 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.030
Label TextBust of a youthful warrior in three-quarter back profile, facing left. He wears a diadem under a Phrygian cap and a tunic embroidered with animals. The Phrygian cap is a common attribute of Perseus, and the motif is close to representations of the hero on coins of Pontus minted under king Mithridates VI Eupator (r. 120-63 BC). Perseus was claimed as ancestor and patron of the Mithridatic dynasty from at least the mid-second century BC, and it has been claimed that the coin images in fact show Mithridates in the guise of the hero to emphasize the association. Here, the inclusion of a diadem - a mark of kingship - implies this may be a royal portrait.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, possibly purchased from Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
ca. 77-78 CE
1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE
ca. 69-138 CE
early 20th-mid 20th Century
