ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Ring with Intaglio with Dionysus and Panther
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
CultureRoman
Periodearly Imperial
Date1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Hoop internal diam: 2.1 cm
Weight: 4.48 g
Object number2008.031.037
Label TextCarved in archaisizing style, a draped and bearded Dionysus stands facing left, holding a thyrsus decorated with fillets in one hand and pouring wine from an oinochoe in the other. A panther at his feet. Set in a bronze ring with flared bezel.Exhibition HistoryMerrin Gallery, New York, New York, 1988.
ProvenanceWith Merrin Gallery or Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, New York, 1988. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
mid 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
3rd Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
2nd Century CE
early 3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
mid 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
